Clinton was the 2-0 winner over Croatan when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Clinton Dark Horses fell 2-0 to the Croatan Cougars on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Dark Horses can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Cougars are ranked 91st).
Clinton has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's still a better percentage than their 1-6-1 record this season. Croatan's victory bumped their record up to 3-1-2.
Coming up, Clinton will welcome West Johnston at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Johnston has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 25 goals over their last three games. As for Croatan, they will venture away from home to face off against Hunt at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hunt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
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