The Pender Patriots will head out to challenge the East Duplin Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. East Duplin took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Pender, who comes in off a win.
Pender proved they can win big on Monday (they won by three) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against South Lenoir, sneaking past 1-0. The win continues a trend for Pender in their matchups with South Lenoir: they've now won four in a row.
Pender's one-goal win came courtesy of Daniel Armijo, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, East Duplin unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-match winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against Clinton, falling 3-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, East Duplin's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Pender's victory bumped their record up to 9-10-2. As for East Duplin, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7-2.
Pender couldn't quite get it done against East Duplin in their previous meeting on October 8th as they fell 3-1. Can the Patriots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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