The Cannon Cougars will head out to square off against the Durham Academy Cavaliers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cannon will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Cannon's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Ravenscroft as Cannon made off with a 4-0 victory. The Cougars' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Meanwhile, Durham Academy managed to keep up with Providence Day until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Durham Academy lost 4-1 to Providence Day. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cavaliers came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Chargers are ranked 342nd).
Cannon pushed their record up to 8-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Durham Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4-2.
Cannon beat Durham Academy by a goal when the teams last played back in August, winning 2-1. Will Cannon repeat their success, or does Durham Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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