Independence has been on a difficult stretch since their win on August 14. They came up short against the Charlotte Catholic Cougars on Thursday, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Cougars are ranked 47th).
Independence was without their leading scorer, Nei Hmo, in Thursday's contest. With Hmo sidelined, Jose Chiron got his first action of the season.
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-2. As for Charlotte Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Charlotte Catholic beat Independence by a score of 2-0 on Monday.
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