The Harnett Central Trojans will challenge the Dixon Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Harnett Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Harnett Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over Durham School of the Arts. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Trojans were the better team in the second half.
Micheal McMiller and
Alex Celestino-Clemente scored all three of Harnett Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Dixon came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Cougars.
Dixon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those seven contests. As for Harnett Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-4-1.
Harnett Central beat Dixon 4-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2022. Will Harnett Central repeat their success, or does Dixon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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