Soccer Preview: North Pitt vs. West Craven
North Pitt has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to take on the West Craven Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
North Pitt is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Washington just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Pam Pack by a score of 1-0. Considering the last time the Panthers couldn't score was back in September, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, West Craven was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They lost 9-0 to Greene Central. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Rams are ranked 50th).
North Pitt's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-3-1. As for West Craven, their loss dropped their record down to 2-15.
North Pitt took their victory against West Craven in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Pitt 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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