The East Gaston Warriors will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against the Thomas Jefferson Gryphons at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Gaston stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Bessemer City onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Given East Gaston's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while Bessemer City is ranked 497th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Thomas Jefferson came tearing into Monday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Golden Lions by a score of 2-0. Thomas Jefferson's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last nine matchups.
Ella Duncan was the driving force of Thomas Jefferson's attack as she scored both of Thomas Jefferson's goals, her season total up to 13 goals.
East Gaston has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season. As for Thomas Jefferson, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
East Gaston came out on top in a nail-biter against Thomas Jefferson when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 1-0. Does East Gaston have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thomas Jefferson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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