Providence has gone 7-1 against Independence recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Providence Panthers will host the Independence Patriots at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Providence has three straight wins, Independence has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Providence headed into their last match having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Butler let them put that streak behind them. Providence never let Butler onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Monday. The Panthers' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Meanwhile, Independence didn't have quite enough to beat Garinger on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 260th, while the Wildcats are ranked 25th).
Providence is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6-1 record this season. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9-2.
Everything went Providence's way against Independence when the teams last played back in September, as Providence made off with a 5-2 win. Will Providence repeat their success, or does Independence have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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