The Holmes Aces will challenge the Cape Hatteras Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Holmes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 6.2 goals per game this season.
Holmes took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Northeastern a 9-0 shutout. The Aces might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by four goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Northeastern from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Jack Privette led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Cape Hatteras' game on Wednesday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of Gates County by a score of 3-2. The Hurricanes haven't had much luck with the Red Barons recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Holmes' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Cape Hatteras, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-1.
Holmes came out on top in a nail-biter against Cape Hatteras in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Holmes have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cape Hatteras turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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