Cape Fear is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Gray's Creek is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Colts will host the Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Cape Fear is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Lee County just ended the team's eight-match winning streak on Thursday. They fell 2-0 to the Yellow Jackets. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Cape Fear haven't been shut out since back in September.
Meanwhile, Gray's Creek hadn't done well against Lumberton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Bears had just enough and edged out the Pirates 2-1. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Gray's Creek's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 126th, while Lumberton are ranked 292nd).
Kota Cooper and Isaac Dawson scored both of Gray's Creek's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 29 goals.
Gray's Creek's victory bumped their record up to 10-1-3. As for Cape Fear, their loss dropped their record down to 12-3-2.
Cape Fear beat Gray's Creek by a goal in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-1. Will the Colts repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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