Wakefield is 1-9 against Heritage since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Wolverines will look to defend their home pitch against the Huskies at 6:15 p.m. Wakefield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Wakefield fought the good fight in their overtime match against Wake Forest two weeks ago but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, Wakefield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Wake Forest are ranked ninth).
Kayli Barlett wasn't going to let Wake Forest walk away unscathed as she scored both of Wakefield's goals, bringing her season total up to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Heritage). Their defense stepped up to hand Knightdale a 12-0 shutout two weeks ago. The result kept Heritage happy, as they haven't lost a game since March 10th.
Heritage pushed their record up to 5-1-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Wakefield, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4-2.
Wakefield came up short against Heritage in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 5-3. Can the Wolverines avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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