Independence and Garinger are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2018, but likely not for long. The Independence Patriots will venture away from home to take on the Garinger Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Independence has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Garinger will arrive with eight straight victories.
Independence's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Charlotte Catholic on Monday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 281st, while the Cougars are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Garinger was able to grind out a solid win over East Mecklenburg on Monday, taking the game 4-2. Diego Silva was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Independence's loss dropped their record down to 1-8-2. As for Garinger, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season.
Independence skirted past Garinger 2-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Independence 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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