The Midway Raiders will venture away from home to take on the Red Springs Red Devils at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Midway will be strutting in after a win while Red Springs will be coming in after a loss.
Midway took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over West Bladen. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Red Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Clinton, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Dark Horses are ranked 28th).
Midway is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Red Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10-1.
Midway took their victory against Red Springs when the teams last played on October 9th by a conclusive 7-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midway 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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