Northern Durham hasn't had much luck against East Chapel Hill recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Northern Durham Knights will look to defend their home pitch against the East Chapel Hill Wildcats at 6:45 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Northern Durham is coming into the game fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Riverside-Durham that saw the pair combine for nine shots on goal. Northern Durham lost 5-0 to Riverside-Durham on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Pirates are ranked 115th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when East Chapel Hill challenged Chapel Hill on Tuesday. East Chapel Hill fell 2-0 to Chapel Hill. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Northern Durham's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14-2. As for East Chapel Hill, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-8-3.
Northern Durham suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to East Chapel Hill in their previous meeting back in October. Will Northern Durham have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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