The Middle Creek Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Holly Springs Golden Hawks at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Middle Creek had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Cary on Monday. The Mustangs' defense stepped up to hand the Imps a 3-0 shutout. Given Middle Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while Cary are ranked 178th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jack Frary and Cooper Riesenberg scored all three of Middle Creek's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 23 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holly Springs). They put the hurt on Felton Grove with a sharp 8-0 victory on Monday. Holly Springs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Holly Springs' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three contests. As for Middle Creek, their win bumped their record up to 13-1-1.
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