The Garner Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Cary Imps at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Garner is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Raleigh Charter on Saturday.
Garner hit Raleigh Charter with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Charles Fairchilds,
Xavier Gonzalez-Morones, and
Adrian Montalvo.
Meanwhile, Cary's and Riverside-Durham's matchup on Monday was close at halftime, but Cary turned on the heat in the second half with three goals. Cary blew past Riverside-Durham 5-1. The win was all the more spectacular given the Imps' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Pirates are ranked 22nd).
Garner's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3-1. As for Cary, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1-1.
Garner skirted past Cary 4-3 in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Garner since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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