With a playoff game on the line, Central Cabarrus rose to the challenge on Monday. They never let the Rockingham County Cougars onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given Central Cabarrus' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while Rockingham County is ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayden Hicks and
Scarlett Davis scored both of Central Cabarrus' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 35 goals.
Central Cabarrus has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4-1 record this season. As for Rockingham County, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5-1.
Central Cabarrus will head out on the road to challenge West Henderson at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Henderson knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with flashy goal totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Central Cabarrus likes a good challenge. Rockingham County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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