South Granville and Vance County are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2018, but likely not for long. The South Granville Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Vance County Vipers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
South Granville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Durham School of the Arts on Wednesday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 485th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 229th).
Meanwhile, Vance County hadn't done well against Carrboro recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Vance County walked away with a 3-1 victory over Carrboro. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vipers.
They hit Carrboro with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Elmer Mejia-Turcio,
Fernando Martinez-Zuniga, and
Shalome Forbes.
South Granville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-12 record this season. As for Vance County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
South Granville came out on top in a nail-biter against Vance County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Granville since the squad 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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