Laney hasn't had much luck against Ashley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Buccaneers will face off against the Screaming Eagle at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Laney's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against South Brunswick as they made off with a 3-0 victory. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Laney's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while South Brunswick are ranked 195th).
Olivia Duleba and Kenzie Badawi scored all three of Laney's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Ashley made sure to put some goals up on the board against West Brunswick on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over the Trojans.
Ashley is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-2-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 68 goals over those 13 matches. As for Laney, they pushed their record up to 11-5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Laney suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Ashley in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Buccaneers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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