The Southwest Onslow Stallions will square off against the Holmes Aces on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southwest Onslow is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let South Columbus get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Given Southwest Onslow's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while South Columbus is ranked 379th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Holmes had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over the Panthers.
Emma Parrish and Kate Foster scored all four of Holmes' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 84 goals.
The win made it two in a row for Southwest Onslow and bumps their season record up to 14-3-3. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matches. As for Holmes, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-9-1.
Everything went Southwest Onslow's way against Holmes in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Southwest Onslow made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Stallions 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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