Soccer Preview: North Brunswick vs. Pender
North Brunswick has gone 4-0 against Pender recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The North Brunswick Scorpions' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Pender Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Pender took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on North Brunswick, who comes in off a win.
North Brunswick will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Monday, then bounced right back against South Columbus on Wednesday. North Brunswick put the hurt on South Columbus with a sharp 6-0 win. Considering the Scorpions' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit South Columbus with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Marchello Benavides (2),
Alberto Rodriguez (2), and
Landen Pederson (2).
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Pender was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They fell just short of Richlands by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Wildcats are ranked 16th).
The victory snapped North Brunswick's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-3 record. As for Pender, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Everything went North Brunswick's way against Pender when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as North Brunswick made off with a 4-1 win. In that matchup, North Brunswick amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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