Soccer Preview: Currituck County vs. Manteo
The Currituck County Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Manteo Redskins at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Currituck County is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Currituck County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Camden County. The Knights wouldn't have won without Addison Daniel, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Manteo's offense. They lost 4-0 to First Flight on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 14th).
Currituck County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Manteo, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8-2.
Currituck County skirted past Manteo 1-0 in their previous meeting back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for Currituck County 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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