Soccer Preview: Ashley vs. New Hanover
The Ashley Screaming Eagle will face off against the New Hanover Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Ashley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
On Thursday, Ashley didn't have quite enough to beat Topsail and fell 3-2. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Kingston Hroncich was handed one for the Screaming Eagle, while the Pirates got theirs courtesy of Maddox Kelly.
Clark Marriott wasn't going to let Topsail walk away unscathed as he scored both of Ashley's goals, bringing his season total up to ten goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, New Hanover made sure to put some goals up on the board against West Brunswick on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over the Trojans. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Ashley's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-4-1. As for New Hanover, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7-1 record this season.
Ashley beat New Hanover 2-0 when the teams last played on October 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ashley 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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