The Cape Fear Colts will head out on the road to square off against the Lumberton Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cape Fear is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Cape Fear sidestepped Gray's Creek for a 2-1 victory. AbbiKate Daughtry had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Cape Fear got from the refs.
Cape Fear was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Brooke Bombatepe and
Jayda Angel, who scored both of Cape Fear's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 31 so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Lumberton was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 6-0 loss at the hands of Purnell Swett. While losing is never fun, Lumberton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 326th, while Purnell Swett is ranked 76th).
Cape Fear's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those four games. As for Lumberton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3-3.
Cape Fear was able to grind out a solid victory over Lumberton in their previous meeting back in March, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Fear 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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