Independence has gone 4-0 against Forest Hills recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Independence Patriots will head out to take on the Forest Hills Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m.
Independence is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Garinger on Tuesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Wildcats are ranked 22nd).
Independence's goal came courtesy of
Gabriel Mesquita, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Forest Hills made sure to put some goals up on the board against Anson on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Bearcats. Considering the Yellow Jackets' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Independence has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12-2 record this season. As for Forest Hills, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-8-3 record.
Independence skirted past Forest Hills 3-2 in their previous matchup back in August of 2018. Will Independence repeat their success, or does Forest Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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