North Brunswick hasn't had much luck against Ashley recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Scorpions will face off against the Screaming Eagle at 6:00 p.m.
On Monday, North Brunswick came up short against Topsail and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, North Brunswick can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while Topsail are ranked 91st).
Meanwhile, Ashley was not the first on the board last Tuesday, but they got there more often. They won by a goal and slipped past Laney 2-1. Ashley found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Oscar Garcia Buelto and Cameron Berry were both handed yellow cards.
Clark Marriott and Berry scored both of Ashley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Ashley is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-3-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those five matches. As for North Brunswick, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13-1.
North Brunswick suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ashley in their previous meeting on October 1st. Can the Scorpions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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