The Clayton Comets will face off against the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Clayton has eight straight victories, Southeast Raleigh has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
On Monday, Clayton got the win against Smithfield-Selma by a conclusive 7-1. The result was nothing new for Clayton, who have now won eight contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Smithfield-Selma from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Southeast Raleigh fought the good fight in their overtime match against Fuquay - Varina on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 3-1 to the Bengals. While losing is never fun, Southeast Raleigh can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 405th, while Fuquay - Varina are ranked 139th).
Clayton's win bumped their record up to 13-2-1. As for Southeast Raleigh, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12-1.
Everything went Clayton's way against Southeast Raleigh in their previous matchup back in September, as Clayton made off with a 7-2 victory. In that matchup, the Comets amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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