Soccer Preview: Northside - Jacksonville vs. Swansboro
Northside - Jacksonville hasn't had much luck against Swansboro recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs will venture away from home to face off against the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Northside - Jacksonville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Northside - Jacksonville took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They never let Jacksonville Christian Academy onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Monarchs needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
They hit Jacksonville Christian Academy with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Nate Dozier,
Aiden Eldred, and
Cole Drown.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Swansboro's offense. They lost 4-0 to Ashley on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Screaming Eagle are ranked 13th).
The victory got Northside - Jacksonville back to even at 4-4-1. As for Swansboro, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4-1 record this season.
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