Soccer Game Preview: New Bern vs. J.H. Rose + Official Tickets

The New Bern Bears will square off against the J.H. Rose Rampants at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

New Bern is headed into Thursday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jacksonville on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, J.H. Rose's match on Tuesday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. Their defense stepped up to hand South Central a 5-0 shutout. Give J.H. Rose's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.

J.H. Rose is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-8-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those nine contests. As for New Bern, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-3.

New Bern skirted past J.H. Rose 1-0 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Bears repeat their success, or do the Rampants have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.