Clayton has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Garner Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Clayton's last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
While Clayton didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-14-3), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They skirted past South Garner 2-1. That's two games straight that the Comets have won by just one goal.
Ethan Hancock-Arroyo and
Christopher Serrano scored both of Clayton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Garner was not quite South Garner's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Ignacio Anorve-Carbajal was handed one for the Trojans, while the Titans got theirs courtesy of Victor Tellez.
Clayton's win bumped their record up to 7-1-1. As for Garner, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5-1.
Clayton suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Garner in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Clayton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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