The New Bern Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Jacksonville Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
New Bern is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against D.H. Conley on Thursday. The Bears came up short against the Vikings, falling 4-0. New Bern haven't had much luck with D.H. Conley recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Jacksonville entered their tilt with South Central on Thursday with ten consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 11. Their defense stepped up to hand the Falcons an 8-0 shutout. Considering Jacksonville have won seven contests by more than three goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting South Central from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Jacksonville pushed their record up to 12-3-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those five matches. As for New Bern, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5-1.
New Bern suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Jacksonville in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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