The New Hanover Wildcats will challenge the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Hanover is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
While New Hanover's victory against West Brunswick wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wildcats' defense stepped up to hand the Trojans a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given New Hanover's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 12th, while West Brunswick are ranked 207th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Hanover's one-goal win came courtesy of Keinner Martinez, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Laney came up short against Hoggard on Thursday and fell 4-2. The loss continues a trend for Laney in their meetings with Hoggard: they've now lost six in a row.
New Hanover has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those eight matches. As for Laney, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1-1 and their overall record down to 12-2-1.
New Hanover skirted past Laney 2-1 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Buccaneers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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