Soccer Preview: Wallace-Rose Hill vs. Southwest Onslow
On Thursday Wallace-Rose Hill will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will square off against the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Wallace-Rose Hill sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over North Lenoir. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Hawks are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Southwest Onslow kept a clean sheet against Kinston on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 9-0 victory. Zavier Davis was a massive factor in the win as he booted in five goals all by himself.
Wallace-Rose Hill is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which somehow still isn't as good as their 14-2-2 record this season. As for Southwest Onslow, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-7.
Everything went Wallace-Rose Hill's way against Southwest Onslow when the teams last played last Wednesday, as Wallace-Rose Hill made off with a 5-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wallace-Rose Hill since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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