East Rutherford hasn't had much luck against Shelby recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The East Rutherford Cavaliers will square off against the Shelby Golden Lions at 6:30 p.m. East Rutherford will be strutting in after a win while Shelby will be coming in after a loss.
East Rutherford's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over East Gaston.
Meanwhile, Shelby came up short against Newton-Conover on Wednesday and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, the Golden Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 313th, while the Red Devils are ranked 102nd).
Jose Altunar Lopez wasn't going to let Newton-Conover walk away unscathed as he scored both of Shelby's goals, bringing his season total up to five goals.
East Rutherford now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Shelby, they now have a losing record at 2-3-1.
East Rutherford might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Shelby in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can East Rutherford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
