West Cabarrus is 2-8 against Cox Mill since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wolverines will take on the Chargers at 6:45 p.m. West Cabarrus is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 14 games.
West Cabarrus proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by six) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past A.L. Brown 2-1. Given West Cabarrus' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 24th, while A.L. Brown are ranked 298th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Richard Bernal-Sandoval and Giovani Mercado scored both of West Cabarrus' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cox Mill). They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Harding University on Thursday. Cox Mill's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Cox Mill's victory bumped their record up to 8-6-3. As for West Cabarrus, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.
West Cabarrus beat Cox Mill by a goal in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolverines since the squad 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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