Chapel Hill had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Hillside Hornets a 7-0 shutout. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Hornets are ranked 399th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chapel Hill's offense was hitting Hillside from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Rafael Canoutas-Nadel led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Chapel Hill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5-1 record this season. As for Hillside, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12-1.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers challenges East Chapel Hill at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. They are coming into the matchup with five straight defeats at home, meaning Chapel Hill will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Hillside, they will challenge Jordan at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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