The Newton-Conover Red Devils will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the East Burke Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Newton-Conover's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while East Burke has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Last Thursday, Newton-Conover kept a clean sheet against Lincolnton. They won by a goal and slipped past Wolves 1-0. Given Newton-Conover's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 157th, while Lincolnton is ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newton-Conover's one-goal win came courtesy of
Taylor Lackey, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, East Burke suffered a tough 5-1 loss at the hands of Bandys on Thursday. East Burke was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 3-0.
Newton-Conover's win bumped their record up to 5-2-2. As for East Burke, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Newton-Conover skirted past East Burke 1-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Newton-Conover repeat their success, or does East Burke have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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