Middle Creek has been away from home for two games now, but on Monday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Topsail Pirates at 6:30 p.m. Middle Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Middle Creek will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Wednesday, then bounced right back against Fuquay - Varina on Tuesday. Middle Creek put the hurt on Fuquay - Varina with a sharp 6-2 win. Considering the Mustangs have won three matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Fuquay - Varina with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Isaac Poprocki (2),
Donovan Shanklin (2), and
Dom Alvarado.
Meanwhile, Topsail kept a clean sheet against Richlands on Thursday. They came out on top against the Wildcats by a score of 2-0. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Pirates' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Wildcats are ranked eighth).
Middle Creek is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which lines up perfectly with their 4-1-1 record this season. As for Topsail, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
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