Overhills is 10-0 against E.E. Smith since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Overhills Jaguars will be staying on the road to face off against the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Wednesday, Overhills didn't have quite enough to beat Terry Sanford and fell 3-2. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 443rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 220th).
Erik Galindo-Ortega and
Luis Gomez scored both of Overhills' goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, E.E. Smith was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They came up short against Triton, falling 5-1. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Golden Bulls couldn't quite close it out.
Overhills dropped their record down to 4-10 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for E.E. Smith, their record is now 0-8.
Overhills beat E.E. Smith 4-2 in their previous matchup on September 5th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Overhills 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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