The New Hanover Wildcats will head out to square off against the Topsail Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Hanover's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
New Hanover is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against North Brunswick on Tuesday. New Hanover took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Brunswick.
Meanwhile, Topsail didn't have quite enough to beat Ashley on Tuesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Screaming Eagle are ranked tenth).
Topsail now has a losing record of 1-2-6. As for New Hanover, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
New Hanover might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Topsail when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can New Hanover avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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