The Highland Tech Rams are on the road again on Thursday to play the Shelby Golden Lions at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Highland Tech stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Cherryville onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. Given Highland Tech's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while Cherryville is ranked 517th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Shelby had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Bessemer City 8-1. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Shelby has managed all season.
Their offense was hitting Bessemer City from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Stella Martin led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Highland Tech's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4. As for Shelby, their victory bumped their record up to 4-10-2.
Highland Tech took their win against Shelby in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland Tech 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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