Soccer Preview: New Hanover vs. West Brunswick
New Hanover has gone 10-0 against West Brunswick recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The New Hanover Wildcats will take on the West Brunswick Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
New Hanover is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Topsail just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 5-1 to the Pirates.
Meanwhile, West Brunswick fell victim to Ashley and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Screaming Eagle, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Screaming Eagle are ranked 14th).
New Hanover's defeat dropped their record down to 11-7-1. As for West Brunswick, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12-1 record this season.
New Hanover took their win against West Brunswick in their previous matchup on October 1st by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Hanover since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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