The Pender Patriots will face off against the Heide Trask Titans at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pender is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering East Duplin just ended the team's three-match winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, Pender can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 312th, while East Duplin are ranked 140th).
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Heide Trask's offense. They came up short against Clinton on Monday, falling 8-0. The defeat continues a trend for Heide Trask in their meetings with Clinton: they've now lost nine in a row.
Pender's loss dropped their record down to 9-11-2. As for Heide Trask, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13-2.
Pender came out on top in a nail-biter against Heide Trask when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Titans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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