Soccer Game Preview: Fuquay - Varina vs. Millbrook

The Fuquay - Varina Bengals will head out to challenge the Millbrook Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Fuquay - Varina is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.

Fuquay - Varina is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Willow Spring just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Thursday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The result kept Fuquay - Varina happy, as they haven't lost a game since April 18th.

Molly Shields and Leila Utate scored both of Fuquay - Varina's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 38 goals.

Meanwhile, Millbrook faced Wake Forest in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Cougars who were credited with the win. Wake Forest got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Millbrook's two. Having soared to a lofty nine goals in the game before, Millbrook couldn't push the score so high this time.

With that draw, Fuquay - Varina's record moves to 15-6-1. As for Millbrook, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-4-4.

Fuquay - Varina came up short against Millbrook in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, falling 2-0. Can the Bengals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.