The Eastern Randolph Wildcats will challenge the Southwestern Randolph Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Eastern Randolph will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against Wheatmore on Monday. Eastern Randolph walked away with a 5-3 win over Wheatmore.
Meanwhile, Southwestern Randolph put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They beat Randleman by a goal, winning 2-1. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Tigers are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braydon Tyl and
Fernando Hernandez scored both of Southwestern Randolph's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 25 goals.
Eastern Randolph has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Southwestern Randolph, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Eastern Randolph suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Southwestern Randolph when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Eastern Randolph avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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