Olympic hasn't had much luck against Myers Park recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Olympic Trojans will take on the Myers Park Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Myers Park better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Olympic really get things going. Olympic never let Palisades onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Trojans' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Pumas are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Myers Park put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their undefeated season alive. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Ardrey Kell. Give the Mustangs' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Beni Sibu and
Aidan Wilson scored both of Myers Park's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 23 goals.
Olympic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-9-1. As for Myers Park, their win bumped their record up to 13-0-2.
Olympic might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from Myers Park in their previous meeting back in September. Can Olympic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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