The Weddington Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cuthbertson Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Weddington headed into their last game having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Sun Valley let them put that streak behind them. Weddington was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Sun Valley on Tuesday. Given Weddington's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Sun Valley is ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Weddington hit Sun Valley with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Shradha Kathirvel,
Caroline Arndt,
Paige Santos, and
Abbi Hoover.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Cuthbertson made sure to put some goals up on the board against Porter Ridge on Tuesday. They skirted past the Pirates 4-3. Even though Cuthbertson got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Addison Woody was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Weddington has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-4-3 record this season. As for Cuthbertson, their victory bumped their record up to 10-6-2.
Weddington was able to grind out a solid win over Cuthbertson when the teams last played back in April, winning 3-1. Will Weddington repeat their success, or does Cuthbertson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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