A feisty cat fight will be fought as Croatan face off against Richlands at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Croatan will be strutting in after a victory while Richlands will be coming in after a loss.
Croatan's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out West Carteret 1-0. Kaitlyn Sickles had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Croatan.
Meanwhile, Richlands fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Dixon on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. Richlands have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win made it two in a row for Croatan and bumps their season record up to 4-1-2. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two games. As for Richlands, they now have a losing record of 5-6-1.
Croatan couldn't quite get it done against Richlands in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can Croatan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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