Topsail hasn't had much luck against Laney recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Topsail Pirates' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Topsail's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past South Brunswick 9-0. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Cougars are ranked 365th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Topsail's offense was hitting South Brunswick from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Maddox Kelly led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Laney got the win against South Brunswick on Thursday by a conclusive 6-0. Considering the Buccaneers have won eight matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Topsail's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-5-1. As for Laney, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-1 record this season.
Topsail came up short against Laney when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Topsail avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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