The Owen Warhorses will square off against the Newton-Conover Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a seven-game winning streak alive.
Owen is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Madison. Considering the Warhorses have won five matches by more than six goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Madison with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Spencer Woolley (3),
Davis Kendall (2),
Caden Mobley (2), and
Hudson McGuire.
Meanwhile, Newton-Conover kept a clean sheet against East Davidson on Saturday. They came out on top against the Golden Eagles by a score of 2-0. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 272nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newton-Conover is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 72 goals over those 14 games. As for Owen, their victory bumped their record up to 7-1-2.
Owen took their win against Newton-Conover in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Owen repeat their success, or does Newton-Conover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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