Soccer Game Preview: East Chapel Hill vs. Northern Durham

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04/25/24 - Home	9-0 W
04/09/24 - Away	9-0 W
04/25/23 - Home	8-0 W
03/23/23 - Away	9-0 W
04/21/22 - Away	9-0 W
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East Chapel Hill has gone a perfect 10-0 against Northern Durham recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Knights at 6:00 p.m. East Chapel Hill is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.

East Chapel Hill's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They put the hurt on American Leadership Academy-Johnston with a sharp 10-0 win. Given East Chapel Hill's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while American Leadership Academy-Johnston are ranked 472nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

East Chapel Hill's offense was hitting American Leadership Academy-Johnston from everywhere, as nine different players booted in a goal. Hazel Kaplan led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.

Meanwhile, Northern Durham entered their tilt with Person two weeks ago with six consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with seven. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Rockets. Give Northern Durham's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.

Northern Durham pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those four games. As for East Chapel Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.

East Chapel Hill took their win against Northern Durham when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.