North Duplin is 1-9 against Neuse Charter since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rebels will square off against the Cougars at 6:00 p.m. North Duplin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
North Duplin managed to keep up with Hobbton until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Rebels came up short against the Wildcats, falling 4-1. North Duplin have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Their goal came courtesy of Tristen Stemmler, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Neuse Charter waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 7-0 shutout. Neuse Charter might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by four goals or more this season.
Neuse Charter's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matches. As for North Duplin, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-3.
North Duplin beat Neuse Charter 3-1 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rebels 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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