The SouthWest Edgecombe Cougars will challenge the North Johnston Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
SouthWest Edgecombe was handed a six-goal loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against West Craven, sneaking past 2-1. Even though SouthWest Edgecombe got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Jazzlyn Sanchez was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Meanwhile, North Johnston waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Hawks a 9-0 shutout. North Johnston might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting North Lenoir from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Sydney Daughtry led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
North Johnston's win bumped their record up to 15-3-2. As for SouthWest Edgecombe, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
SouthWest Edgecombe suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to North Johnston when the teams last played back in March. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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