Spring Creek is 0-7 against North Johnston since March of 2022 but things could change on Tuesday. The Spring Creek Gators will head out on the road to face off against the North Johnston Panthers at 6:30 p.m. This will be Spring Creek's first chance to prove their worth in the conference.
Spring Creek is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against North Duplin on Thursday. Spring Creek fell just short of North Duplin by a score of 2-1. The Gators have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Their goal came courtesy of Elisa Mendoza, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, North Johnston waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Raiders a 2-0 shutout. Yarexi Velasquez had to tread lightly for part of the match after she was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Panthers got from the refs.
North Johnston's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Spring Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3-2.
Spring Creek couldn't quite get it done against North Johnston in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can Spring Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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