On Tuesday, it was close, but the Carmel Christian Cougars sidestepped the Sun Valley Spartans for a 3-2 win. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Spartans are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Something new happened on Tuesday as Shane Durso saw his first action of the season, playing one minutes against Sun Valley. Durso made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Carmel Christian now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Sun Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7-1.
Carmel Christian is on the road again on Thursday to play Charlotte Latin at 7:00 p.m. Charlotte Latin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season. As for Sun Valley, they will challenge Grimsley at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grimsley's last seven contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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