Chatham Charter is 0-8 against Research Triangle since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Chatham Charter Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Research Triangle Raptors at 5:00 p.m. Chatham Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
Chatham Charter was not the first on the board last Wednesday, but they got there more often. They beat Varsity Opponent by a goal, winning 2-1. The victory was just what Chatham Charter needed coming off of a 4-1 loss in their prior match.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Elphie Spillman and
Meredith Reese, who scored both of Chatham Charter's goals. The pair have combined for a total of five so far this season.
Meanwhile, Research Triangle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 9-0 loss to Franklin Academy might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Research Triangle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 347th, while Franklin Academy is ranked 57th).
The win got Chatham Charter back to even at 2-2. As for Research Triangle, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Chatham Charter suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Research Triangle in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Can Chatham Charter avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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