The Raleigh-Egypt Pharaohs will head out to take on the Bolton Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Raleigh-Egypt will be strutting in after a win while Bolton will be coming in after a loss.
Raleigh-Egypt was handed a four-goal defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Memphis School of Excellence Winchester a 1-0 shutout. Raleigh-Egypt wouldn't have won without Jimena Hernandez, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bolton faced off against Lakeland Preparatory on Saturday. The Wildcats lost 12-0 to the Lions. While losing is never fun, Bolton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 278th, while Lakeland Preparatory are ranked 103rd).
Raleigh-Egypt has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those six matches. As for Bolton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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