Eastern Guilford is 0-6 against Southeast Guilford since February of 2017 but things could change on Monday. The Wildcats will take on the Falcons at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastern Guilford has five straight wins, Southeast Guilford has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Eastern Guilford will bounce into Monday's matchup after beating Rockingham County, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Wildcats' defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. Eastern Guilford's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five games.
Meanwhile, Southeast Guilford came up short against Southwest Guilford on Thursday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, Southeast Guilford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 361st, while Southwest Guilford are ranked 52nd).
Eastern Guilford pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Southeast Guilford, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-15.
Eastern Guilford suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Southeast Guilford in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can the Wildcats avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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