The Holmes Aces will face off against the Northeastern Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Holmes' offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against First Flight on Thursday. They came up short against the Nighthawks, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Aces can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 215th, while the Nighthawks are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Northeastern also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 9-0 to First Flight on Wednesday. The Eagles have struggled against the Nighthawks recently, as their game on Wednesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Holmes has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-6-1 record this season. As for Northeastern, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12-1.
Holmes took their win against Northeastern in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holmes since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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