A feisty cat fight will be fought as North Johnston face off against Goldsboro at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Johnston has six straight wins, Goldsboro has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
North Johnston's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Beddingfield with a sharp 3-0 victory. Given North Johnston's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 181st, while Beddingfield are ranked 379th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sydney Daughtry and Mia Davis scored all three of North Johnston's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, Goldsboro managed to keep up with South Lenoir until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Goldsboro lost 3-0 to South Lenoir.
North Johnston pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three matches. As for Goldsboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-2.
North Johnston took their win against Goldsboro in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Johnston since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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