The Olympic Trojans will face off against the Garinger Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Olympic's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Olympic fell victim to South Mecklenburg and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Sabres, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Olympic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 370th, while South Mecklenburg are ranked 51st).
Meanwhile, Garinger kept a clean sheet against North Mecklenburg on Wednesday. They blew past the Vikings 5-0. The result was nothing new for Garinger, who have now won seven matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit North Mecklenburg with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Merlyn Hernandez (2), Valentina Calle Salazar, Eylin Granados Mejia, and Jessica Pastrana.
Garinger's win bumped their record up to 7-8-1. As for Olympic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-2.
Everything went Olympic's way against Garinger when the teams last played back in April of 2022, as Olympic made off with a 10-1 victory. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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