Soccer Game Preview: J.H. Rose vs. New Bern + Official Tickets

The J.H. Rose Rampants will head out to take on the New Bern Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in J.H. Rose's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three matches.

New Bern better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if J.H. Rose's game on Tuesday is any indication, that's when J.H. Rose really gets things going. The Rampants were the clear victors by a 5-0 margin over South Central. Given J.H. Rose's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 139th, while South Central are ranked 492nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Despite a strong season so far, New Bern has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell 4-2 to Jacksonville on Tuesday.

The win got J.H. Rose back to even at 8-8-1. As for New Bern, their loss dropped their record down to 14-3.