The Laney Buccaneers will take on the New Hanover Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Hanover is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season.
Laney is headed into the match having not lost since September 22 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand West Brunswick a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Laney's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while West Brunswick are ranked 154th).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, New Hanover made sure to put some goals up on the board against North Brunswick on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Scorpions with a sharp 4-0 win. The result was nothing new for New Hanover, who have now won nine contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Wins have been accumulating steadily for Laney, who have claimed victory in 18 of their first 21 matchups to sit at 18-1-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 69 goals over those 21 games. As for New Hanover, their win brought them up to 13-4-1.
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