West Craven has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the East Carteret Mariners at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West Craven's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Thursday, West Craven kept a clean sheet against SouthWest Edgecombe. They beat the Cougars by a goal, winning 1-0. West Craven wouldn't have won without Torveyanah Heggie, who scored the game-winner.
West Craven's lineup was just a bit different on Thursday as Heggie got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 60). Heggie made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, East Carteret waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Vikings as they made off with a 5-1 victory. The result was nothing new for East Carteret, who have now won three contests by four goals or more so far this season.
The win got West Craven back to even at 2-2-1. As for East Carteret, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1-3.
West Craven suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to East Carteret in their previous matchup last Thursday. Can West Craven avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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