The Seaforth Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Panther Creek Catamounts at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Seaforth has 11 straight victories, Panther Creek has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Seaforth's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Southeast Alamance 5-0. Seaforth's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last six matches.
Meanwhile, Panther Creek came up short against Apex Friendship on Wednesday, falling 7-3. While losing is never fun, Panther Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 290th, while Apex Friendship are ranked 36th).
Panther Creek hit Apex Friendship with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Erin Barrett, Ella Smith, and Olivia Trantas.
Seaforth's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those seven games. As for Panther Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
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