Soccer Preview: Wakefield vs. Wake Forest
The Wakefield Wolverines will face off against the Wake Forest Cougars at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Wakefield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
Wake Forest is hoping to do what Rolesville couldn't on Monday: put an end to Wakefield's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Wakefield beat Rolesville by a goal, winning 3-2. The Wolverines wouldn't have won without Ibra Ndiaye, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous four contests, Wake Forest brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They never let Knightdale onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Monday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Knights are ranked 453rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wakefield pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Wake Forest, they now have a winning record of 5-4-4.
Everything went Wakefield's way against Wake Forest in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Wakefield made off with a 3-0 victory. Will Wakefield repeat their success, or does Wake Forest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
