Soccer Preview: Ashley vs. Topsail
After two games on the road, Ashley is heading back home. They will welcome the Topsail Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ashley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Ashley's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They beat Laney by a goal, winning 1-0. The Screaming Eagle's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Clark Marriott, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Topsail was able to grind out a solid win over West Brunswick on Monday, taking the game 2-0. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Trojans are ranked 337th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ashley pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Topsail, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
Ashley beat Topsail 3-1 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Ashley repeat their success, or does Topsail have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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