The Topsail Pirates will venture away from home to challenge the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Ashley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Topsail, who comes in off a win.
While Topsail's victory against New Hanover wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Pirates' defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 1-0 shutout on Monday. The win continues a trend for Topsail in their matchups with New Hanover: they've now won eight in a row.
Topsail's one-goal win came courtesy of Parker Billiter, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Ashley faced Hoggard in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Screaming Eagle came up short against the Vikings, falling 5-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Ashley's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Topsail's victory bumped their record up to 7-4-2. As for Ashley, their loss dropped their record down to 10-2-1.
Everything went Topsail's way against Ashley when the teams last played back in March, as Topsail made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates 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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