The East Duplin Panthers will challenge the Swansboro Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. East Duplin will be strutting in after a win while Swansboro will be coming in after a loss.
East Duplin's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Southwest Onslow. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Stallions are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yoskar Canales and
Brayan Mendez scored all three of East Duplin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Meanwhile, Swansboro and White Oak met for a duel on Wednesday where Swansboro couldn't get it done. Swansboro fell just short of White Oak by a score of 1-0. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
East Duplin pushed their record up to 13-6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Swansboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-7-4.
East Duplin suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Swansboro in their previous matchup back in August of 2022. Can East Duplin avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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