Soccer Recap: Newton-Conover vs. East Burke
Newton-Conover waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the East Burke Cavaliers by a score of 3-1. Given Newton-Conover's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while East Burke is ranked 448th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newton-Conover hit East Burke with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Ingrid Garcia,
Andrea Ozuna, and
Vanessa Villa.
Newton-Conover's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four contests. As for East Burke, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Newton-Conover will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against West Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. Newton-Conover is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season. As for East Burke, they will be playing at home against Bunker Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Bunker Hill's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
