The Hibriten Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Watauga Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Watauga is hoping to do what Alexander Central couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Hibriten's winning streak, which now stands at eight games. Hibriten's defense stepped up to hand Alexander Central a 3-0 shutout.
ERIC MEZA and
ALEX MARTINEZ scored all three of Hibriten's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Meanwhile, everything went Watauga's way against Freedom on Wednesday as Watauga made off with a 7-1 win. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Patriots are ranked 354th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hibriten's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3-1. As for Watauga, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-3-2.
Hibriten skirted past Watauga 3-2 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Hibriten repeat their success, or does Watauga have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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