The White Oak Vikings will take on the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
White Oak's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against West Brunswick as they made off with a 3-0 win. Given White Oak's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while West Brunswick are ranked 231st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
White Oak hit West Brunswick with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Brianne Sanchez, Isabell Maxwell, and Raelyn Muniz.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Swansboro walked away with it. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over the Trojans on Tuesday. That nine-goal margin sets a new team best for Swansboro this season.
Swansboro is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four matches. As for White Oak, their win bumped their record up to 13-9-2.
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