Topsail is 1-8-1 against Hoggard since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Topsail Pirates and the Hoggard Vikings are set to duel. Topsail is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
On Tuesday, Topsail sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over West Brunswick. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Trojans are ranked 303rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Topsail hit West Brunswick with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Fisher Batts,
Maddox Kelly, and
Jax Lawrence.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hoggard, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand North Brunswick a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering the Vikings have won ten contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Topsail has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-5-1 record this season. As for Hoggard, they pushed their record up to 13-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Topsail came up short against Hoggard in their previous matchup back in September, falling 4-2. Can Topsail avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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