The East Wake Warriors and the Smithfield-Selma Spartans are set to duel on Monday. Smithfield-Selma took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on East Wake, who comes in off a win.
Smithfield-Selma is hoping to do what South Johnston couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to East Wake's winning streak, which now stands at three games. East Wake put the hurt on South Johnston with a sharp 4-1 victory. The Warriors' winning goal came courtesy of Nico Sandidge.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Smithfield-Selma was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell just short of C.B. Aycock by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Golden Falcons are ranked 81st).
East Wake's win bumped their record up to 6-8-1. As for Smithfield-Selma, they now have a losing record at 5-6-1.
East Wake beat Smithfield-Selma by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-2. Will East Wake repeat their success, or does Smithfield-Selma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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