Soccer Preview: New Hanover vs. Ashley
The New Hanover Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
New Hanover's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past North Brunswick 3-0. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Scorpions are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Hanover hit North Brunswick with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Miles Bickel,
Keinner Martinez, and
Jeremy Ferraro.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Ashley's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. Neither they nor Topsail could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of six yellow cards before it was all over.
New Hanover's victory bumped their record up to 7-4-1. Ashley's draw gives them a new season record of 11-2-1.
New Hanover suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ashley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can New Hanover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
