The Enloe Eagles will challenge the Broughton Capitals at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Enloe sitting on ten straight wins and Broughton on six.
Enloe's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Sanderson as Enloe made off with a 3-0 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Spartans are ranked 144th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Broughton hadn't done well against Cardinal Gibbons recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Broughton put the hurt on Cardinal Gibbons with a sharp 3-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Capitals, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Lucas Bacon and
Alec Bickmore scored all three of Broughton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Enloe's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1-2. As for Broughton, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Enloe came out on top in a nail-biter against Broughton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Enloe repeat their success, or does Broughton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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