The East Duplin Panthers will face off against the Southwest Onslow Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Southwest Onslow took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on East Duplin, who comes in off a win.
East Duplin's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over South Lenoir. Given East Duplin's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 138th, while South Lenoir are ranked 395th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Southwest Onslow was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They lost 3-0 to Clinton. Southwest Onslow have struggled against Clinton recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
East Duplin is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those eight contests. As for Southwest Onslow, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.
Everything went East Duplin's way against Southwest Onslow when the teams last played two weeks ago, as East Duplin made off with a 4-1 victory. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Stallions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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