Soccer Game Preview: North Johnston vs. Eastern Wayne

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Previous Games

04/30/24 - Home	5-1 W
04/10/24 - Away	2-0 W
05/15/23 - Home	6-1 W
05/02/23 - Away	4-1 W
03/30/23 - Home	8-0 W
+ 2 more games

North Johnston is a perfect 7-0 against Eastern Wayne since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. North Johnston will venture away from home to face off against Eastern Wayne at 6:30 p.m. North Johnston will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

It was a proper cat-fight when North Johnston faced off against Goldsboro on Tuesday. North Johnston walked away with a 3-1 win over Goldsboro. Given North Johnston's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 181st, while Goldsboro are ranked 385th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Eastern Wayne entered their tilt with Beddingfield on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Bruins with a sharp 5-1 victory. It was an even better day for Taylor Waters as she scored three goals for her team.

Eastern Wayne's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those six games. As for North Johnston, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.

Everything went North Johnston's way against Eastern Wayne when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as North Johnston made off with a 5-1 victory. In that match, North Johnston amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.