Pender waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the South Columbus Stallions. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Stallions are ranked 546th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Owen Davis and
Aidan Murray scored all three of Pender's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 33 goals.
Pender has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for South Columbus, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pender will venture away from home to face off against East Columbus at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Pender is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. As for South Columbus, they will head out to challenge East Bladen at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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