South Rowan hasn't had much luck against Concord recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The South Rowan Raiders will be staying on the road to face off against the Concord Spiders at 5:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
South Rowan's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past West Rowan 3-0. Considering the Raiders have won three matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Alexander Morales and
Kamden Rowell scored all three of South Rowan's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, Concord waltzed into their game on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 7-2 win. Given the Spiders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Mustangs are ranked 358th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Rowan's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-3-1. As for Concord, they pushed their record up to 10-1-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
South Rowan came up short against Concord in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can South Rowan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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