Havelock hasn't had much luck against New Bern recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Havelock Rams will venture away from home to square off against the New Bern Bears at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Havelock came up short against Jacksonville on Tuesday, falling 6-1.
Meanwhile, New Bern kept a clean sheet against Northside - Jacksonville on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Monarchs, sneaking past 1-0. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Monarchs are ranked 204th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Bern is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2-1 record this season. Havelock's loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Havelock suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to New Bern when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Havelock avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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