Newton-Conover is 8-1-1 against West Caldwell since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Newton-Conover Red Devils will be staying on the road to face off against the West Caldwell Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Newton-Conover's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against East Burke as Newton-Conover made off with a 7-0 victory. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 505th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newton-Conover's offense was hitting East Burke from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Zach Schweighardt led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, West Caldwell had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 9-0 win. The matchup marked the Warriors' most dominant victory of the season.
Newton-Conover is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-2 record this season. As for West Caldwell, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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