Currituck County hadn't done well against Manteo recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Currituck County Knights' defense stepped up to hand the Manteo Redskins a 1-0 shutout. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Redskins are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Currituck County's one-goal win came courtesy of
Mason Allen, who's now up to nine this season.
Currituck County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-4. As for Manteo, they dropped their record down to 5-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Currituck County didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 3-2 victory vs. Holmes on the 26th. Manteo has also already played their next match, an 11-2 win against Pasquotank County on the 25th.
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