Soccer Preview: North Johnston vs. Goldsboro
North Johnston is 10-0 against Goldsboro since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The North Johnston Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Goldsboro Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
North Johnston will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Beddingfield on Thursday. North Johnston was the clear victor by a 7-2 margin over Beddingfield. Considering the Panthers' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Their offense was hitting Beddingfield from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Christopher Reyes led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in August, Goldsboro was forced to settle for a draw on Thursday. They and Princeton finished up their contest with a 3-3 draw.
The win snapped North Johnston's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-10-2 record. Goldsboro's draw gives them a new season record of 0-2-2.
Everything went North Johnston's way against Goldsboro in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as North Johnston made off with a 10-1 victory. In that matchup, North Johnston amassed a halftime lead of 6-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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