The East Duplin Panthers will head out to take on the Pender Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
East Duplin fell victim to Clinton and their airtight defense on Monday. They lost 6-0 to the Dark Horses. While losing is never fun, East Duplin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 140th, while Clinton are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, Pender won against Southwest Onslow on Wednesday with two goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Monday. The Patriots sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over South Lenoir. The win continues a trend for Pender in their matchups with South Lenoir: they've now won three in a row.
Pender's victory bumped their record up to 5-8-2. As for East Duplin, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-6-2.
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