East Carteret hasn't had much luck against Richlands recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The East Carteret Mariners will head out to face off against the Richlands Wildcats at 6:00 p.m.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, East Carteret finally turned things around against Havelock on Wednesday. Neither they nor the Rams could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw. The result (or lack thereof) marked the Mariners' first draw of the season.
Their goal came courtesy of
Flynn Gardner, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Richlands, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past Heide Trask 6-2 on Monday. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Titans are ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Carteret's draw gives them a new season record of 0-3-1. As for Richlands, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
East Carteret might still be hurting after the 9-0 loss they got from Richlands in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can East Carteret avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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