The biggest high school soccer match in the Waxhaw area this fall kicks off Monday night. Marvin Ridge boys soccer hosts Charlotte Catholic at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, with first place in the Southern Carolina Conference on the line, The Waxhaws Dispatch reported.

What's at stake

  • Charlotte Catholic is 20-0 overall and 10-0 in conference play, and National Soccer Network ranked the Cougars No. 1 in its national boys poll the week of Oct. 19.
  • Marvin Ridge is 15-2 overall and 9-1 in the conference. The Mavericks' only conference loss was 1-0 to Charlotte Catholic on Sept. 30.
  • A Marvin Ridge win would tie the two teams at 10-1 in conference play heading into the final week of the regular season.

How they got here

Marvin Ridge has won five straight since that September loss, outscoring opponents 23-4, including a 4-2 win at Weddington on Oct. 19 and a 3-1 win at Porter Ridge on Oct. 21. Colton Perkins leads the Mavericks with 15 goals and six assists in 16 matches, according to MaxPreps stats cited by the Dispatch. Marvin Ridge has also won 15 straight home games dating back to last season, MaxPreps noted.

Charlotte Catholic has scored 72 goals and allowed 10 across 20 matches. Rex Bumgarner has 20 goals and five assists in 19 games.

If you're going or watching

  • The varsity match starts at 7 p.m. at Marvin Ridge High School in Waxhaw.
  • The match will stream live on the NFHS Network.
  • Both teams wrap up the regular season Wednesday, Oct. 28: Marvin Ridge hosts Sun Valley at 5:30 p.m., and Charlotte Catholic hosts Cuthbertson at 7 p.m.

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Sources: The Waxhaws Dispatch; MaxPreps; NFHS Network