Soccer Preview: New Hanover vs. Ashley
New Hanover has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 6:00 p.m. Ashley took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on New Hanover, who comes in off a win.
New Hanover will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Tuesday, then bounced right back against West Brunswick on Thursday. New Hanover was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over West Brunswick. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Ashley didn't have quite enough to beat Topsail on Thursday and fell 3-2. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Kingston Hroncich was handed one for the Screaming Eagle, while the Pirates got theirs courtesy of Maddox Kelly.
Clark Marriott wasn't going to let Topsail walk away unscathed as he scored both of Ashley's goals, bringing his season total up to ten goals.
New Hanover has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7-1 record this season. As for Ashley, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4-1.
New Hanover came up short against Ashley in their previous matchup on October 3rd, falling 2-0. Will New Hanover have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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