The St. Pauls Bulldogs will take on the East Duplin Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Pauls took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They blew past Pender 6-2. Omar Canuto was a massive factor in the win as he booted in five goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, East Duplin kept a clean sheet against Swansboro on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Pirates. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.
East Duplin is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6-1 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those ten games. As for St. Pauls, they now have a winning record of 11-10-1.
St. Pauls might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from East Duplin when the teams last played back in November of 2016. Can St. Pauls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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