Dixon is 8-0 against East Duplin since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Dixon Bulldogs will stay at home for another game and welcome the East Duplin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dixon stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Swansboro a 3-0 shutout.
Dixon was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Emma Davis and
Lily Getman, who scored all three of Dixon's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 19 so far this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but East Duplin ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Southwest Onslow and snuck past 2-1. Winning may never get old, but East Duplin sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Dixon pushed their record up to 7-1-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four games. As for East Duplin, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-1 record this season.
Everything went Dixon's way against East Duplin in their previous meeting back in March of 2022 as Dixon made off with a 6-0 win. Does Dixon have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Duplin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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