The Wallace-Rose Hill Bulldogs will head out to challenge the North Lenoir Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wallace-Rose Hill's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past South Lenoir 1-0. Wallace-Rose Hill wouldn't have won without Bayleen Flores, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, North Lenoir was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Southwest Onslow, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, North Lenoir can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 456th, while Southwest Onslow are ranked 146th).
With the win, Wallace-Rose Hill broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 5-6. As for North Lenoir, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Wallace-Rose Hill was able to grind out a solid victory over North Lenoir in their previous meeting back in March, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the squad 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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