Vance Charter has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Eno River Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vance Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Vance Charter is coming into the matchup fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Falls Lake that saw the pair combine for 32 shots on goal. Vance Charter sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Falls Lake two weeks ago. Jacob Lazar had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Knights.
Meanwhile, Eno River came up short against Excelsior Classical Academy on Wednesday and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 453rd, while the Flying Lions are ranked 122nd).
Vance Charter's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4. As for Eno River, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-10-1.
Vance Charter took their victory against Eno River in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vance Charter 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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