Soccer Game Preview: Croatan vs. Coastal Christian

The Croatan Cougars will take on the Coastal Christian Centurions at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Croatan will be strutting in after a win while Coastal Christian will be coming in after a loss.

Croatan is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand East Duplin a 3-0 shutout. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

Kaitlyn Sickles and Kyndall Kitchens scored all three of Croatan's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.

Coastal Christian kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They came up short against Sanderson, falling 3-0.

Croatan beat Coastal Christian 2-0 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will Croatan repeat their success, or does Coastal Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.