Pender hasn't had much luck against Southwest Onslow recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the Stallions at 6:00 p.m. Pender will be strutting in after a win while Southwest Onslow will be coming in after a loss.
While Pender's victory against Heide Trask wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Patriots' defense stepped up to hand the Titans a 1-0 shutout on Thursday. Pender haven't had any issues with Heide Trask recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Southwest Onslow came up short against East Duplin on Wednesday and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Southwest Onslow can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 366th, while East Duplin are ranked 132nd).
Southwest Onslow's goal came courtesy of Logan Moyer, which was the first he's scored this season.
Pender's victory bumped their record up to 7-10-2. As for Southwest Onslow, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Pender came out on top in a nail-biter against Southwest Onslow in their previous meeting on October 1st, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Patriots since the squad 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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