Panthers
| 04/29/25 vs Eastern Wayne | 6 |
| 04/24/25 @ Neuse Charter | 1 |
| 04/10/25 vs Goldsboro | 8 |
| 04/08/25 vs Beddingfield | 6 |
| 04/03/25 @ Spring Creek | 2 |
| + 12 more games |
The North Johnston Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the Princeton Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Johnston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
North Johnston is headed into the matchup having not lost since March 6 and will look to keep things rolling. They came out on top against Eastern Wayne by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for North Johnston in their matchups with Eastern Wayne: they've now won nine in a row.
North Johnston hit Eastern Wayne with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Yarexi Velasquez (2), Mia Davis (2), and Sydney Daughtry (2).
Meanwhile, Princeton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bruins a 2-0 shutout. Given Princeton's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 159th, while Beddingfield are ranked 488th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Johnston pushed their record up to 14-2-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 42 goals over those seven contests. As for Princeton, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
North Johnston was able to grind out a solid victory over Princeton in their previous meeting back in April, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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