Soccer Preview: Pender vs. East Bladen
The Pender Patriots will take on the East Bladen Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Bladen is hoping to do what Heide Trask couldn't on Monday: put an end to Pender's winning streak, which now stands at ten games. Pender never let Heide Trask onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Give the Patriots' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Aidan Murray and
Owen Davis scored all three of Pender's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 52 goals.
Meanwhile, East Bladen made easy work of Whiteville on Wednesday and carried off a 4-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Pender is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for East Bladen, their win bumped their record up to 10-6-1.
Pender beat East Bladen by a goal in their previous matchup on October 14th, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pender 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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