The East Duplin Panthers will take on the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Duplin is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Wallace-Rose Hill just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 4-1. The Panthers have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Southwest Onslow's game on Monday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They lost 6-1 to James Kenan. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Tigers are ranked 100th).
Southwest Onslow's goal came courtesy of
Zavier Davis, who's now up to 15 this season.
East Duplin's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6-1. As for Southwest Onslow, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
East Duplin took their win against Southwest Onslow in their previous meeting on October 7th by a conclusive 5-1. Does East Duplin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southwest Onslow turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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