The Alexander Central Cougars will head out to square off against the Freedom Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Alexander Central came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 4-0 to Watauga. While losing is never fun, Alexander Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Watauga are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Freedom was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against South Caldwell, falling 4-0.
Freedom's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-1. As for Alexander Central, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-4-2.
Alexander Central took their win against Freedom when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cougars since the squad 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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