East Wake hasn't had much luck against West Johnston recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Warriors will square off against the Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. West Johnston took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on East Wake, who comes in off a win.
East Wake will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Knightdale on Thursday. The Warriors blew past the Knights 4-1. That looming 4-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for East Wake yet this season.
Meanwhile, West Johnston entered their game against Hunt last Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Wildcats came up short against the Warriors, falling 7-2. While losing is never fun, West Johnston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while Hunt are ranked 79th).
East Wake's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7-1. As for West Johnston, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6-1.
East Wake suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to West Johnston in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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