The South Johnston Trojans will stay at home for another game and welcome the Smithfield-Selma Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. South Johnston has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 21 goals over their last three matches.
Last Wednesday, South Johnston made easy work of Princeton and carried off a 4-1 win. Considering the Trojans have won four contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Princeton with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Luis Garcia-Lopez (2),
Coleman Coats, and
Diego Perez.
Meanwhile, Smithfield-Selma fell victim to Clayton and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 4-0 to the Comets. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Comets are ranked 42nd).
South Johnston's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for Smithfield-Selma, they now have a losing record at 3-4-1.
South Johnston might still be hurting after the 6-3 defeat they got from Smithfield-Selma in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can South Johnston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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