Cleveland is 9-0 against South Garner since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Cleveland Rams will square off against the South Garner Titans at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cleveland has three straight victories, South Garner has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Cleveland's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Garner out 1-0. The Rams' winning goal came courtesy of Anthony Martinez.
Cleveland's lineup was just a bit different on Wednesday as Cody Held got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 49.5). Held made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, South Garner didn't have quite enough to beat Southeast Raleigh on Wednesday and fell 3-2. One reason for the loss might be the Titans' aggressive play style: Juan Jimenez and Luis Prudente were both handed yellow cards.
Cleveland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-11-1 record this season. As for South Garner, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13-2.
Cleveland skirted past South Garner 2-1 in their previous meeting on October 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland 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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