With a playoff game on the line, New Hanover rose to the challenge on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Topsail Pirates a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won eight contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Topsail with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tre Bennett,
Deyson Castillo, and
Ben Loper.
New Hanover has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8-1 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those five games. As for Topsail, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7-1.
New Hanover has already played their next match, a 1-0 victory against Enloe on the 12th. Topsail does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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