Soccer Game Preview: Eastern Wayne vs. SouthWest Edgecombe

The Eastern Wayne Warriors will head out to challenge the SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Eastern Wayne lost 8-1 to North Lenoir on Tuesday. Eastern Wayne have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.

Meanwhile, SouthWest Edgecombe and North Lenoir combined for 18 shots on goal on Thursday, which explains the impressive five total goals scored. The Cougars came up short against the Hawks, falling 5-0. The loss continues a trend for SouthWest Edgecombe in their meetings with North Lenoir: they've now lost three in a row.

SouthWest Edgecombe's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9-1. As for Eastern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8-2.

Eastern Wayne was able to grind out a solid win over SouthWest Edgecombe when the teams last played back in September, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.