The Raleigh Charter Phoenix are taking a road trip to take on the Neuse Charter Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Raleigh Charter is headed into Monday's matchup following a draw, the team's first since September 15. They and Voyager Academy finished up on equal footing with a 0-0 draw on Wednesday. The outcome might've been different if Aarav Vasudevan hadn't been hit with a yellow card, which no doubt limited his ability to make aggressive plays down the stretch.
Meanwhile, Neuse Charter has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 15. They fell just short of Research Triangle by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Neuse Charter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 517th, while Research Triangle are ranked 206th).
Neuse Charter's goal came courtesy of Michael Gutierrez, who's now up to three this season.
Raleigh Charter's draw gives them a new season record of 8-6-2. As for Neuse Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-17-1.
Everything went Raleigh Charter's way against Neuse Charter when the teams last played back in September, as Raleigh Charter made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Phoenix since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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