After flying high against Rocky River two weeks ago, Independence came back down to earth. The Independence Patriots wound up on the wrong side of a rough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Charlotte Catholic Cougars on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Independence can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while Charlotte Catholic is ranked 35th).
Independence now has a losing record at 4-5-3. As for Charlotte Catholic, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-2-1.
Independence is on the road again on Thursday to play Garinger at 6:00 p.m. As for Charlotte Catholic, they will take on Rocky River at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky River is coming into the matchup with five straight losses at home, meaning Charlotte Catholic will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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