East Gaston has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the Cherryville Ironmen at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
East Gaston's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Shelby on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Golden Lions.
Meanwhile, Cherryville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They lost 8-0 to Shelby. While losing is never fun, the Ironmen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 546th, while the Golden Lions are ranked 253rd).
East Gaston has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13-1 record this season. As for Cherryville, their loss dropped their record down to 1-17-1.
East Gaston beat Cherryville 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Gaston 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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