The Topsail Pirates will take on the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty goal totals in their previous games.
Laney is hoping to do what North Brunswick couldn't on Monday: put an end to Topsail's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Topsail never let North Brunswick onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while the Scorpions are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Laney's way against South Brunswick on Monday as Laney made off with a 7-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Buccaneers, who have now won 11 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Topsail has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6-1 record this season. As for Laney, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-7-1.
Topsail came out on top in a nail-biter against Laney in their previous meeting on October 8th, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Topsail 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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