East Duplin gave up the first goal on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against the North Lenoir Hawks by a score of 3-1. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Hawks are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Duplin hit North Lenoir with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Yoskar Canales,
Brayan Mendez, and
Orlando Rodriguez.
The victory was the sixth in a row for East Duplin, bringing their record for this year to 11-5-1. As for North Lenoir, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11.
East Duplin will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against South Lenoir at 6:00 p.m. South Lenoir is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.4 goals per game this season. As for North Lenoir, they are taking a road trip to challenge James Kenan at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. North Lenoir also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 3.3 goals per game.
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