Vance County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Cedar Ridge Fighting Red Wolves at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Vance County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Vance County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Durham School of the Arts just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 4-2 to the Bulldogs. The Vipers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Elmer Mejia-Turcio and
Fernando Martinez-Zuniga scored both of Vance County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 37 goals.
Meanwhile, Cedar Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Williams, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Red Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 151st).
Vance County's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Cedar Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-2.
Vance County beat Cedar Ridge 3-1 in their previous meeting back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vance County 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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