West Johnston is 0-6-1 against Fike since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Johnston Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Fike Demons at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Johnston waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Trojans a 9-0 shutout. Given West Johnston's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 117th, while South Johnston is ranked 416th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Johnston's offense was hitting South Johnston from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Isabel Ortiz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, Fike made sure to put some goals up on the board against Southern Wayne on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Saints as they made off with a 9-0 win.
West Johnston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-3-1 record this season. As for Fike, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
West Johnston suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Fike when the teams last played back in March. Can West Johnston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
