Manteo and Currituck County combined for ten shots on goal on Wednesday, which explains the impressive seven total goals scored. The Manteo Redskins came up short against the Currituck County Knights, falling 5-2. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Knights are ranked 101st).
Eli Jones and
Scott Castaneda-Ramirez scored both of Manteo's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
This is the second loss in a row for Manteo and nudges their season record down to 8-9-2. As for Currituck County, they pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Manteo will welcome Pasquotank County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Manteo is facing Pasquotank County at the right time seeing as Pasquotank County is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Currituck County, they will host Holmes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Holmes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 6.2 goals per game this season.
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