The Ashley Screaming Eagle will square off against the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ashley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Ashley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Hoggard, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Ashley was ranked 11th). Ashley's defense stepped up to hand Hoggard a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The Screaming Eagle's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Grant Ruscetti was the driving force of Ashley's attack as he scored both of Ashley's goals, bringing his season total up to three goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Laney, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on West Brunswick with a sharp 9-0 win on Thursday. The Buccaneers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by three goals or more this season.
Ashley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2-1 record this season. As for Laney, they pushed their record up to 12-5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Ashley beat Laney by a goal when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 1-0. Will Ashley repeat their success, or does Laney have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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