The Alexander Central Cougars will head out to challenge the South Caldwell Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Alexander Central has five straight wins, South Caldwell has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Alexander Central's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Watauga 1-0. That's two games straight that Alexander Central have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, South Caldwell fell victim to Freedom and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Patriots by a score of 1-0.
Alexander Central pushed their record up to 7-4-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five games. As for South Caldwell, they now have a losing record of 7-8-1.
Everything went Alexander Central's way against South Caldwell in their previous matchup back in April, as Alexander Central made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars 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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