The Hunt Warriors will take on the Croatan Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hunt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
Hunt's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Southern Wayne. The victory continues a trend for the Warriors in their matchups with the Saints: they've now won seven in a row.
Hunt's offense was hitting Southern Wayne from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Bri Little led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Croatan was able to grind out a solid win over Clinton on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Dark Horses are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Croatan's victory bumped their record up to 3-1-2. As for Hunt, their win bumped their record up to 5-2-2.
Everything went Hunt's way against Croatan in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Hunt made off with a 4-0 victory. Will Hunt repeat their success, or does Croatan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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