The West Stanly Colts will head out to square off against the Central Academy of Technology & Arts Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West Stanly will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each matchup than the last.
West Stanly is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand South Stanly a 9-0 shutout on Thursday. West Stanly's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Their offense was hitting South Stanly from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Abram Wayne led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Central Academy of Technology & Arts duked it out with Union Academy on Friday. The Cougars took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. While losing is never fun, Central Academy of Technology & Arts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 265th, while Union Academy are ranked 128th).
West Stanly's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-9-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three contests. As for Central Academy of Technology & Arts, their loss ended a four-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-7-2.
West Stanly suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Central Academy of Technology & Arts in their previous matchup back in September. Can the Colts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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