East Wake and Southern Wayne are an even 3-3 against one another since September of 2021, but likely not for long. The East Wake Warriors will take on the Southern Wayne Saints at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
East Wake had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least four goals, but Smithfield-Selma put an end to it on Monday. East Wake came up short against Smithfield-Selma, falling 4-1. The matchup was a close 2-1 at the break, but unfortunately for the Warriors it sure didn't stay that way.
Their goal came courtesy of
Juan Serrano-Luna, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Southern Wayne lost 4-1 to C.B. Aycock on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 311th, while the Golden Falcons are ranked 77th).
The defeat snapped East Wake's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-9-1 record. As for Southern Wayne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-8.
East Wake took their victory against Southern Wayne in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Wake since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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