The Northwest Cabarrus Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Carson Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Northwest Cabarrus' offense. They lost 5-0 to Concord on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Northwest Cabarrus can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 318th, while Concord are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Carson ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over East Rowan. Julio Moctezuma-Diche had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Carson got from the refs.
Carlos Moctezuma and Carson Kirk scored both of Carson's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Northwest Cabarrus has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-11-2 record this season. As for Carson, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Northwest Cabarrus beat Carson 3-1 in their previous matchup on October 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans 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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