The North Duplin Rebels are taking a road trip to square off against the Lakewood Leopards at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Duplin is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Monday, North Duplin didn't have quite enough to beat Hobbton and fell 3-2. Roberson Godinez was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Sergio Garcia and Emanuel Mendez scored both of North Duplin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lakewood, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. Everything went their way against East Columbus on Wednesday as they made off with a 7-2 victory.
Lakewood has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-10-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those four matchups. As for North Duplin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7-2.
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