Spring Creek is 10-0 against Goldsboro since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Spring Creek Gators will square off against the Goldsboro Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Spring Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Thursday, Spring Creek had just enough and edged Princeton out 2-1. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 425th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Erix Sosa Rodriguez and
Joyner Joshua Perez Zunun scored both of Spring Creek's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Goldsboro's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to North Johnston on Monday. Goldsboro's defense stepped up to hand Eastern Wayne a 6-0 shutout. That six goal margin sets a new team best for the Cougars this season.
Spring Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7-2 record this season. As for Goldsboro, their win bumped their record up to 4-5-1.
Spring Creek took their victory against Goldsboro in their previous meeting on October 3rd by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spring Creek since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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