Jacksonville is on a six-game streak of home wins, while West Carteret is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Jacksonville Cardinals will take on the West Carteret Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Jacksonville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Eastern Alamance a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Jacksonville, who have now won 12 matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, West Carteret earned a 2-0 win over Franklinton on Thursday. That's two games straight that West Carteret has won by exactly two goals.
Jacksonville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-1-4 record this season. As for West Carteret, their victory bumped their record up to 15-3-5.
Jacksonville came out on top in a nail-biter against West Carteret in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. Will Jacksonville repeat their success, or does West Carteret have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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