Laney put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the New Hanover Wildcats a 6-0 shutout. Given Laney's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 24th, while New Hanover is ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Laney's offense was hitting New Hanover from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Olivia Duleba led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Laney has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. As for New Hanover, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12-4.
Laney will be playing in front of their home fans against Topsail at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Laney is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.3 goals per game this season. As for New Hanover, they will head out on the road to take on Hoggard at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hoggard is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so New Hanover will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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