Soccer Preview: New Hanover vs. South Brunswick
New Hanover is 10-0 against South Brunswick since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the South Brunswick Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
New Hanover's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Hoggard on Tuesday. They came up short against the Vikings, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Vikings are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, South Brunswick was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 4-0 to Topsail. The game was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for the Cougars it sure didn't stay that way.
New Hanover's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-6-1. As for South Brunswick, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-2.
New Hanover skirted past South Brunswick 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will New Hanover repeat their success, or does South Brunswick have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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