Soccer Preview: Currituck County vs. Holmes
Currituck County is 10-0 against Holmes since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Currituck County Knights will be playing at home against the Holmes Aces at 5:00 p.m. Currituck County is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.6 goals per game this season.
Currituck County is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Manteo just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 4-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Redskins. Currituck County has struggled against Manteo recently, as their game on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Lisa Phillips wasn't going to let Manteo walk away unscathed as she scored both of Currituck County's goals. With that big game she's now up to 19 goals this season.
Meanwhile, Holmes can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Monday. Everything went their way against Pasquotank County as Holmes made off with a 10-2 victory. While fans of Holmes might be used to big wins, the eight-goal margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Currituck County's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-5. As for Holmes, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Everything went Currituck County's way against Holmes in their previous meeting back in March as Currituck County made off with a 6-0 victory. Does Currituck County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holmes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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