Soccer Preview: East Wake vs. South Johnston
East Wake is 9-1 against South Johnston since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The East Wake Warriors will be playing at home against the South Johnston Trojans at 6:30 p.m. South Johnston took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on East Wake, who comes in off a win.
If East Wake beats South Johnston with four goals on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. East Wake beat Fike by a goal, winning 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
They hit Fike with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Juan Serrano-Luna (2),
Kevin Aldaba, and
Andrew Garzaro.
Meanwhile, South Johnston's game on Wednesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 3-1 to Southern Wayne. The Trojans have struggled against the Saints recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
East Wake's victory bumped their record up to 5-8-1. As for South Johnston, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Everything went East Wake's way against South Johnston when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as East Wake made off with a 5-1 win. Does East Wake have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Johnston turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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