North Brunswick is 2-8 against South Brunswick since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Scorpions will challenge the Cougars at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Brunswick has three straight victories, South Brunswick has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
While North Brunswick's win against Heide Trask wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Scorpions never let the Titans get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Tuesday. North Brunswick's winning goal came courtesy of Leah Jackson.
Meanwhile, South Brunswick fell victim to Topsail and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 7-0 to the Pirates. While losing is never fun, South Brunswick can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 209th, while Topsail are ranked 51st).
North Brunswick's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-10. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those five games. As for South Brunswick, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9-3.
North Brunswick suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to South Brunswick when the teams last played on April 1st. Can the Scorpions avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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