Soccer Preview: Pender vs. Whiteville
The Pender Patriots will head out to take on the Whiteville Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pender is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.5 goals per game this season.
Pender is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Pauls just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The loss continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Aidan Murray wasn't going to let St. Pauls walk away unscathed as he scored both of Pender's goals, bringing his season total up to 16 goals.
Whiteville fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They had just enough and edged East Columbus out 3-2.
Pender's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Whiteville, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-9.
Pender beat Whiteville by a goal in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 3-2. Will Pender repeat their success, or does Whiteville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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