Dixon hasn't had much luck against Croatan recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Dixon Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Croatan Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Dixon took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on West Carteret with a sharp 5-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 11 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit West Carteret with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Seth Vincent (2),
Aidan Teller (2), and
Gabriel Cotto.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Croatan). They were the clear victor by a 7-4 margin over White Oak on Tuesday. Even though the Cougars got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Bennett Beaupre was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Dixon's win bumped their record up to 12-9. As for Croatan, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7-3 record this season.
Dixon might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Croatan when the teams last played on October 8th. Will Dixon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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