It may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but North Johnston ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Goldsboro Cougars 3-2. This was payback for the Panthers, who suffered a 3-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Abram Paredes Nunez and
Christopher Reyes scored all three of North Johnston's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 22 goals.
The win made it two in a row for North Johnston and bumps their season record up to 5-12-3. As for Goldsboro, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5-1.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Eastern Wayne the next time they take the pitch. Goldsboro will host Eastern Wayne at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, while North Johnston will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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