Southern Wayne is 0-5 against Smithfield-Selma since March of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Southern Wayne Saints will head out on the road to take on the Smithfield-Selma Spartans at 6:00 p.m. Southern Wayne will be strutting in after a victory while Smithfield-Selma will be coming in after a loss.
Southern Wayne took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged South Johnston out 2-1. Even though Southern Wayne got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Mohaganee Miller was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Aracely Perez-Barrera was the driving force of Southern Wayne's attack as she scored both of Southern Wayne's goals. With that big game she's now up to four goals this season.
Meanwhile, Smithfield-Selma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 8-0 walloping at the hands of West Johnston. Considering the last time Smithfield-Selma couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Southern Wayne's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-11-1. As for Smithfield-Selma, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Southern Wayne might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Smithfield-Selma in their previous meeting back in March. Can Southern Wayne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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