The Laney Buccaneers will head out on the road to face off against the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Laney comes in on five and Ashley on 12.
Laney's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Topsail 1-0. Laney's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matches.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Olivia Duleba, who's now up to ten this season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Ashley gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on North Brunswick with a sharp 9-0 win. Given Ashley's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked second, while North Brunswick is ranked 322nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Laney's victory bumped their record up to 9-1-1. As for Ashley, they pushed their record up to 12-0-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Laney suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Ashley in their previous meeting back in March. Can Laney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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