East Forsyth is 1-8-1 against West Forsyth since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Titans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
On Wednesday, it was close, but East Forsyth sidestepped Oak Grove for a 3-2 win. Brandon Salinas-Quiterio had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble East Forsyth got from the refs.
Meanwhile, West Forsyth had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they went ahead and made it three last Thursday. They never let the Blue Comets get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The final result isn't all that surprising considering West Forsyth's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Asheboro are ranked 85th).
West Forsyth's one-goal win came courtesy of Panayoti Demopoulos, who's now up to three this season.
West Forsyth's win bumped their record up to 7-2-1. As for East Forsyth, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6-1.
East Forsyth suffered a grim 7-2 defeat to West Forsyth in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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