The Central Academy Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the North Iredell Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central Academy will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each contest than the last.
It was a proper cat-fight when Central Academy duked it out with Anson on Tuesday. The Cougars put the hurt on the Bearcats with a sharp 9-2 victory. Makenna Bahnick was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, North Iredell made sure to put some goals up on the board against Statesville on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Greyhounds a 9-0 shutout. The final result isn't all the surprising considering North Iredell's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while Statesville are ranked 509th).
North Iredell's win bumped their record up to 4-6-3. As for Central Academy, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-10.
Central Academy suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to North Iredell in their previous meeting back in February. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Cougars were down 4-1.
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