The North Iredell Raiders's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Alexander Central Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Iredell's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against West Cabarrus by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that the Raiders have won by exactly two goals.
Brayan Lopez and
Isaias Hernandez scored both of North Iredell's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, Alexander Central had just enough and edged T.C. Roberson out 1-0 on Tuesday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Rams are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Iredell pushed their record up to 3-1-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Alexander Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Everything went North Iredell's way against Alexander Central in their previous meeting back in August of 2021 as North Iredell made off with a 5-0 win. Will North Iredell repeat their success, or does Alexander Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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