New Hanover has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Laney Buccaneers at 6:00 p.m. New Hanover is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.
New Hanover's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against North Brunswick as New Hanover made off with a 3-0 victory. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Scorpions are ranked 272nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Hanover hit North Brunswick with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Tre Bennett,
Otto Baltbardis, and
Jaedon Moser.
Meanwhile, Laney earned a 2-0 win over Ashley on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buccaneers.
New Hanover's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-6-1. As for Laney, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-1 record this season.
New Hanover came up short against Laney in their previous meeting back in September, falling 3-1. Will New Hanover have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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