East Rutherford has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will host the Brevard Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
If Brevard heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when East Rutherford took over last week. East Rutherford won by a goal and slipped past Crest 2-1. The Cavaliers found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Landon Gooch and Ian Queen were both handed yellow cards.
Meanwhile, Brevard kept a clean sheet against North Buncombe on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Black Hawks out 1-0. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Black Hawks are ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Rutherford's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-4. As for Brevard, they pushed their record up to 6-2-1 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
East Rutherford might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Brevard when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can East Rutherford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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