Southern Wayne came into Tuesday's match having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged the South Johnston Trojans out 2-1. Even though Southern Wayne got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Mohaganee Miller was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Aracely Perez-Barrera was the driving force of Southern Wayne's attack as she scored both of Southern Wayne's goals. With that big game she's now up to four goals this season.
Southern Wayne's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-11-1. As for South Johnston, they dropped their record down to 0-11 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Southern Wayne will challenge Smithfield-Selma at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Southern Wayne is facing Smithfield-Selma at the right time seeing as Smithfield-Selma is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for South Johnston, they will be playing at home against Hunt at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hunt knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy goal totals in its past three games -- so hopefully South Johnston likes a good challenge.
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