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| 03/20/25 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 04/23/24 - Away | 4-0 W |
| 03/22/24 - Home | 7-0 W |
| 04/20/23 - Home | 4-0 W |
| 03/21/23 - Away | 2-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Topsail is 8-2 against New Hanover since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Pirates will take on the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Topsail is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Cardinal Gibbons on Friday. The Pirates took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders. Topsail have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, New Hanover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Laney, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, New Hanover can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while Laney are ranked 31st).
New Hanover's loss dropped their record down to 2-11-1. As for Topsail, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-5.
Topsail took their victory against New Hanover when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 4-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
