The Holmes Aces will head out to face off against the Pasquotank County Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Holmes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 6.1 goals per game this season.
Holmes will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against Northeastern on Monday. Holmes blew past Northeastern 10-1. The Aces might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by four goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Northeastern from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Elvis Manzo-Pineda led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Pasquotank County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Camden County. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 479th, while the Bruins are ranked 145th).
Holmes' win bumped their record up to 12-6-1. As for Pasquotank County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Holmes took their victory against Pasquotank County in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 10-1. In that game, Holmes amassed a halftime lead of 10-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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