Soccer Preview: Ashley vs. Swansboro
The Ashley Screaming Eagle will challenge the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Ashley will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Ashley's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over J.H. Rose. Given the Screaming Eagle's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Rampants are ranked 173rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ashley's one-goal win came courtesy of
Owen Ruoff, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Swansboro beat Havelock 2-0 on Thursday. Mason Roush had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Pirates got from the refs.
Ashley's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Swansboro, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
