The Carson Cougars will square off against the West Rowan Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Carson came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but they unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 8-2 to Concord. While losing is never fun, Carson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 450th, while Concord are ranked 171st).
Meanwhile, West Rowan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of East Rowan. That's two games in a row now in which West Rowan have lost by exactly two goals.
Carson has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost 10 of their last 13 games, dating back to last year. That's dragged them to a 2-8-1 record this season. As for West Rowan, they have now lost 11 of their last 13 games at home. That's part of the reason why they have a 4-7-1 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps