The South Rowan Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as South Rowan comes in on three and Northwest Cabarrus on eight.
South Rowan will bounce into Friday's match after beating Carson, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. South Rowan sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Carson on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but South Rowan was the better team in the second half.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ava Schleyer and
Brooke Oehler, who scored both of South Rowan's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 16 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Northwest Cabarrus put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over West Rowan. Given Northwest Cabarrus' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 79th, while West Rowan is ranked 343rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Rowan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Northwest Cabarrus, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
South Rowan beat Northwest Cabarrus 2-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Rowan since the team 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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