Soccer Recap: Pender vs. East Wake Academy
With a playoff game on the line, Pender rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the East Wake Academy Eagles 4-1. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won 17 games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit East Wake Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Andrew Zheng,
Aidan Murray,
Elvis Hernandez, and
Pedro Cruz.
The win was the third in a row for Pender, bringing their record for this year to 21-5-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for East Wake Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 11-10 record.
Pender will challenge Hobbton at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hobbton knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past 16 contests -- so hopefully Pender likes a good challenge. East Wake Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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