Butler is 10-0 against Garinger since March 2018 and will have a chance to extend that success Thursday. The Butler Bulldogs will remain on the road to take on the Garinger Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Butler, who is averaging 5.9 goals per game this season, has offensive ability and swagger.
On Tuesday, Butler and Independence were evenly matched with a 1-1 tie. The result might have been different if Brandi Cervantes hadn't been given a yellow card, but it definitely limited her ability to be aggressive in the closing stages.
Butler's goal came courtesy of Jillian Phoebus, who scored her seventh goal of the season.
Meanwhile, Garinger was a little more limited in Thursday's game after spiking with seven goals in the previous game. They suffered a crushing 10-0 loss at the hands of Providence. Losing is never fun, but Garinger can't hold back much considering his team is heavily underdog in MaxPreps' North Carolina state football rankings (team 239th, Providence 49th) .
With this tie, Butler's record moves to 4-3-2. As for Garinger, the loss drops his record to 4-3.
Everything went his way in his last meeting with Garinger in May 2023, with Butler winning 9-0. The rematch could be a little tougher for Butler as the team doesn't have home pitch advantage this time. Let's see if changing the venue makes a difference.
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