Sanderson has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Knightdale Knights at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Sanderson is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Last Monday, Sanderson narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Northern Nash 2-1. Sanderson's winning goal came courtesy of Lyla Cohen.
Meanwhile, sadly, Knightdale is still looking for their first win of the season after ten matches. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Millbrook on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Knightdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 441st, while Millbrook is ranked fourth).
Sanderson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Knightdale, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything went Sanderson's way against Knightdale in their previous meeting back in March of 2019 as Sanderson made off with a 9-0 win. Will Sanderson repeat their success, or does Knightdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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