Soccer Game Preview: Southwest Onslow vs. Croatan

The Southwest Onslow Stallions will venture away from home to face off against the Croatan Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.

Southwest Onslow is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Richlands just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 3-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Southwest Onslow's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Meanwhile, Croatan's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They lost 4-0 to Dixon. Croatan have struggled against Dixon recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.

Croatan's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3-2. As for Southwest Onslow, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2-1.

Southwest Onslow couldn't quite get it done against Croatan in their previous meeting back in April of 2021 as they fell 2-0. Can the Stallions avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.