The Holly Springs Golden Hawks will take on the Panther Creek Catamounts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Holly Springs will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
Holly Springs is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Cary just ended the team's 16-game winning streak on Tuesday. Both finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result kept the Golden Hawks happy, as they haven't lost a game since August 14th.
Their goal came courtesy of
Sean O'Laughlin, who's now up to 32 this season.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 4-1 to Apex Friendship. While losing is never fun, the Catamounts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Patriots are ranked 57th).
Holly Springs' draw makes their record 16-1-1 this season. As for Panther Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16-1.
Holly Springs was able to grind out a solid win over Panther Creek when the teams last played last Monday, winning 3-1. Will Holly Springs repeat their success, or does Panther Creek have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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