Soccer Preview: Southwest Onslow vs. West Carteret
Southwest Onslow has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the West Carteret Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwest Onslow is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.3 goals per game this season.
Southwest Onslow is coming into the game fresh off a high-scoring shootout with East Duplin that saw the pair combine for 16 shots on goal. Southwest Onslow fell just short of East Duplin by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday.
Oriyannah Galloway and
Taylor Carper scored both of Southwest Onslow's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 34 goals.
Meanwhile, West Carteret came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They beat the Wildcats by a goal, winning 1-0. Give West Carteret's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Southwest Onslow's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6-1. As for West Carteret, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-3-4.
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