Soccer Preview: Laney vs. Topsail
Laney is 9-1 against Topsail since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Laney Buccaneers will head out on the road to square off against the Topsail Pirates at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Laney has four straight wins, Topsail has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Laney stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand New Hanover an 8-0 shutout. Laney's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
Their offense was hitting New Hanover from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Kenzie Badawi led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Topsail suffered a rough 6-1 loss at the hands of Ashley on Friday. While losing is never fun, Topsail can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Ashley is ranked second).
Laney pushed their record up to 8-1-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those three matches. As for Topsail, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-3-1.
Laney suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Topsail when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Laney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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