Athens Drive is 2-8 against Panther Creek since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Athens Drive Jaguars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Panther Creek Catamounts at 6:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Athens Drive is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Heritage on Wednesday. Athens Drive fell just short of Heritage by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Huskies are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Panther Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Cary, falling 9-0.
Athens Drive's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for Panther Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Athens Drive beat Panther Creek 3-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Will Athens Drive 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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