Pender hasn't had much luck against North Brunswick recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Pender Patriots' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the North Brunswick Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. Pender is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.9 goals per game this season.
Pender is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to nine goals on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Richlands on Thursday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Wildcats are ranked 16th).
Pender's goal came courtesy of
Aidan Murray, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, North Brunswick brought some dynamite into their most recent matchup. They never let South Columbus onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Wednesday. The win was some much needed relief for the Scorpions as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Pender's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for North Brunswick, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-3.
Pender might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from North Brunswick in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pender was down 3-0.
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