Soccer Preview: Wakefield vs. Wake Forest
The Wakefield Wolverines will square off against the Wake Forest Cougars at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Wakefield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
Wake Forest is hoping to do what Rolesville couldn't on Monday: put an end to Wakefield's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Wakefield won by a goal and slipped past Rolesville 3-2. Ibra Ndiaye had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Wolverines.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, Wake Forest brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They never let Knightdale onto the board and left with a 5-0 win on Monday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Knights are ranked 453rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wakefield pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Wake Forest, they now have a winning record of 5-4-4.
Everything went Wakefield's way against Wake Forest when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Wakefield made off with a 3-0 win. Does Wakefield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wake Forest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
