Soccer Preview: Ashley vs. Laney
The Ashley Screaming Eagle are taking a road trip to square off against the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Ashley will be strutting in after a victory while Laney will be coming in after a loss.
Laney is hoping to do what West Brunswick couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Ashley's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Ashley's defense stepped up to hand West Brunswick a 2-0 shutout. Given the Screaming Eagle's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Trojans are ranked 346th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Laney unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hoggard. Having soared to a lofty six goals in the game before, the Buccaneers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Their goal came courtesy of
Mason Israel, who's now up to six this season.
Ashley's win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Laney, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3-1.
Ashley skirted past Laney 5-4 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Ashley repeat their success, or does Laney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
