The Jay M. Robinson Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Carson Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Jay M. Robinson is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Concord just ended the team's five-match winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Spiders by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, Jay M. Robinson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 215th, while Concord are ranked 107th).
Meanwhile, Carson kept a clean sheet against Northwest Cabarrus on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over the Trojans. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Carson were the better team in the second half.
Jay M. Robinson's loss dropped their record down to 11-8-1. As for Carson, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-9.
Everything went Jay M. Robinson's way against Carson when the teams last played back in September, as Jay M. Robinson made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs 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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