Soccer Preview: Topsail vs. Ashley
The Topsail Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Topsail's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over West Brunswick. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Trojans are ranked 337th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tyler Mcvey and
Achilleas Boutis scored both of Topsail's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Ashley came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They won by a goal and slipped past the Buccaneers 1-0. Give the Screaming Eagle's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
The victory made it two in a row for Topsail and bumps their season record up to 8-5. As for Ashley, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Topsail came up short against Ashley when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Topsail avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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