Soccer Preview: Fike vs. Southern Wayne
The Fike Demons are taking a road trip to challenge the Southern Wayne Saints at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Southern Wayne took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fike, who comes in off a win.
Fike took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against East Wake by a score of 3-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Demons were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Southern Wayne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 5-1 to West Johnston. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 181st).
The victory got Fike back to even at 10-10-1. As for Southern Wayne, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14-1.
Fike skirted past Southern Wayne 1-0 in their previous meeting on October 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fike since the team 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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