Soccer Preview: Manteo vs. Holmes
After five games on the road, Manteo is heading back home. They will host the Holmes Aces at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Manteo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Manteo came up short against Catholic on Wednesday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 234th in North Carolina, while the Crusaders are ranked tenth in Virginia).
Manteo's goal came courtesy of
Alonzo Hernandez-Torres, who's now up to 12 this season.
Meanwhile, Holmes waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Panthers as they made off with a 10-1 win. The Aces might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by four goals or more this season.
Manteo now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Holmes, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Manteo was able to grind out a solid win over Holmes in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Manteo repeat their success, or does Holmes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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