Piedmont is 10-0 against Monroe since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Piedmont Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Monroe Redhawks at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Piedmont's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Monroe has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Piedmont can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Anson a 9-0 shutout. Maddie Ballard was a massive factor in the win, as she booted in four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Monroe's offense. They suffered a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of Forest Hills on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Monroe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 478th, while Forest Hills is ranked 144th).
Piedmont has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. As for Monroe, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Everything went Piedmont's way against Monroe in their previous meeting back in March as Piedmont made off with a 9-0 victory. Does Piedmont have another victory up their sleeve, or will Monroe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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