Soccer Preview: New Bern vs. Jacksonville
New Bern is 0-9 against Jacksonville since August of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The New Bern Bears will be staying on the road to face off against the Jacksonville Cardinals at 6:00 p.m.
New Bern is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Northside - Jacksonville on Tuesday. Neither New Bern nor Northside - Jacksonville could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Jacksonville made sure to put some goals up on the board against Havelock on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-2 margin over the Rams. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Rams are ranked 397th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jacksonville hit Havelock with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Cade Hodnefield (2),
Haydon Huddleston (2),
Kyrie Williams, and
Ryan Hanks.
New Bern's draw gives them a new season record of 4-9-1. As for Jacksonville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5-2 record this season.
New Bern might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Jacksonville in their previous meeting back in September. Can New Bern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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