The Porter Ridge Pirates will face off against the Charlotte Catholic Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Porter Ridge took a three-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Cuthbertson, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Pirates' defense stepped up to hand the Cavaliers a 1-0 shutout on Monday. Porter Ridge wouldn't have won without Aiden Hocken, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Catholic waltzed into their match on Monday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Warriors. Given Charlotte Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while Weddington are ranked 41st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Porter Ridge's win bumped their record up to 14-3-2. As for Charlotte Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 15-1-1.
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