Soccer Game Preview: Eastern Wayne vs. North Johnston + Official Tickets

Warriors

Goals

10/07/25 @ West Craven	8
10/01/25 vs Washington	1
09/24/25 @ Rosewood	3
09/23/25 vs SouthWest Edgecombe	3
+ 7 more games

Eastern Wayne is 0-8-1 against North Johnston since September of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Warriors will challenge the Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Wayne is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.

Eastern Wayne will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Wednesday, then bounced right back against West Craven on Tuesday. The Warriors were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Eagles. That seven goal margin sets a new team best for Eastern Wayne this season.

Their offense was hitting West Craven from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Christ-Yvan Yao led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for North Johnston, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against SouthWest Edgecombe on Tuesday, sneaking past 2-1. The win was some much needed relief for North Johnston as it spelled an end to their four-match losing streak.

Eastern Wayne's victory bumped their record up to 4-6-2. As for North Johnston, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3-1 and their overall record up to 2-13-2.