Soccer Preview: Southwest Onslow vs. East Carteret
Southwest Onslow is 8-2 against East Carteret since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Southwest Onslow Stallions are taking a road trip to face off against the East Carteret Mariners 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.
Southwest Onslow's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Swansboro last Tuesday. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 5-0. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Ethan Carter was handed one for the Stallions, while the Pirates got theirs courtesy of Wyatt Peterson.
Meanwhile, East Carteret came up short against South Central on Tuesday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Mariners have lost by exactly two goals.
Southwest Onslow's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for East Carteret, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Southwest Onslow took their win against East Carteret in their previous meeting back in September of 2022 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwest Onslow 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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