Soccer Preview: Newton-Conover vs. Maiden
Newton-Conover and Maiden are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Newton-Conover Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Maiden Blue Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Newton-Conover is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
After failing to score in their last matchup, Newton-Conover made sure to put some goals up on the board against Bunker Hill on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over the Bears. The result was nothing new for Newton-Conover, who have now won five games by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Bunker Hill from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Britchelle Santos led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Maiden's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They suffered a rough 6-0 defeat at the hands of Bandys. While losing is never fun, Maiden can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 335th, while Bandys is ranked 128th).
Newton-Conover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-3 record this season. As for Maiden, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5.
Newton-Conover beat Maiden by a goal in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Newton-Conover repeat their success, or does Maiden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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