The Pender Patriots will venture away from home to square off against the Whiteville Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pender is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.5 goals per game this season.
Pender is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering St. Pauls just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 3-2. The Patriots have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Aidan Murray wasn't going to let St. Pauls walk away unscathed as he scored both of Pender's goals, bringing his season total up to 16 goals.
Whiteville fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They won by a goal and slipped past East Columbus 3-2.
Pender's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Whiteville, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-9.
Pender came out on top in a nail-biter against Whiteville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Does Pender have another victory up their sleeve, or will Whiteville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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