Soccer Game Preview: South Johnston vs. Southern Wayne

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 12:14am

Soccer Preview: South Johnston vs. Southern Wayne

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South Johnston is on a three-game streak of home losses, Southern Wayne a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Monday. The South Johnston Trojans will host the Southern Wayne Saints at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

South Johnston managed to keep up with Smithfield-Selma until halftime on Thursday, but things quickly went downhill from there. South Johnston came up short against Smithfield-Selma, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 404th, while the Spartans are ranked 186th).

Meanwhile, Southern Wayne lost 4-1 to East Wake on Thursday.

South Johnston's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Southern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11-1.

South Johnston came up short against Southern Wayne in their previous matchup back in September, falling 3-1. Will South Johnston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.

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