The New Hanover Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Ashley Screaming Eagle at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Hanover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Laney, who was ranked 12th at the time (New Hanover was ranked 21st). The Wildcats came out on top in a nail-biter against the Buccaneers on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1. The game was the first time New Hanover have beaten Laney on their pitch since October 7, 2021.
Meanwhile, Ashley entered their tilt with West Brunswick on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 6-0 victory. Considering Ashley have won eight matches by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting West Brunswick from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Stetler Risley led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Ashley's win bumped their record up to 13-3-3. As for New Hanover, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4-2.
New Hanover beat Ashley 3-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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