The Ashley Screaming Eagle will square off against the Hoggard Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ashley is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Last Wednesday, Ashley beat Dixon 3-1. Given the Screaming Eagle's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 104th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ashley hit Dixon with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tanner Putnam,
Kingston Hroncich, and
Nick Cenatiempo.
Meanwhile, Hoggard kept a clean sheet against White Oak on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over the Vikings. The result was nothing new for Hoggard, who have now won five matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Ashley pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Hoggard, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Ashley came out on top in a nail-biter against Hoggard in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Will Ashley repeat their success, or does Hoggard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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