East Duplin's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Southwest Onslow Stallions a 3-0 shutout. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Stallions are ranked 273rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Yoskar Canales and
Brayan Mendez scored all three of East Duplin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
East Duplin pushed their record up to 13-6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Southwest Onslow, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season.
East Duplin will challenge Swansboro at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. East Duplin is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season. Southwest Onslow does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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