Soccer Preview: Northeastern vs. Holmes
The Northeastern Eagles will challenge the Holmes Aces at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Northeastern's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against First Flight on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Nighthawks. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Nighthawks recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Meanwhile, Holmes also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against First Flight on Thursday, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 16th).
Northeastern's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12-1. As for Holmes, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-6-1 record this season.
Northeastern suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Holmes when the teams last played back in September. Will Northeastern have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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