The Green Hope Falcons will take on the New Hanover Wildcats on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Green Hope sitting on seven straight victories and New Hanover on three.
Green Hope is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Green Level. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won 11 matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Green Level from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Andrew Zagacki led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Enloe typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday New Hanover proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over the Eagles. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Eagles are ranked 14th).
New Hanover's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matches. As for Green Hope, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Green Hope took their win against New Hanover when the teams last played back in August of 2022 by a conclusive 5-2. Does Green Hope have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Hanover turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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