Soccer Game Preview: Fike vs. East Wake

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05/07/24 - Home	9-0 W
04/26/24 - Away	9-0 W
05/02/23 - Home	9-0 W
03/24/23 - Away	8-0 W
05/03/22 - Away	9-0 W
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Fike is a perfect 7-0 against East Wake since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. Fike will venture away from home to face off against East Wake at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fike has four straight victories, East Wake has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Fike's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against C.B. Aycock by a score of 2-0. Given Fike's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while C.B. Aycock are ranked 269th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, East Wake fell victim to Hunt and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against Hunt, falling 10-0. That's two games in a row now that East Wake has lost by exactly ten goals.

Fike pushed their record up to 7-3-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three matchups. As for East Wake, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.

Everything went Fike's way against East Wake when the teams last played back in May of 2024, as Fike made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fike since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.