The Smithfield-Selma Spartans are taking a road trip to face off against the Fuquay - Varina Bengals at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Smithfield-Selma headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Southeast Raleigh let them put that streak behind them. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 6-1 margin over the Bulldogs on Wednesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for Smithfield-Selma as it put an end to their three-match losing streak.
Their offense was hitting Southeast Raleigh from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Christopher Turcios led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Fuquay - Varina's game on Monday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Cleveland. Three seems to be a good number for Fuquay - Varina as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Smithfield-Selma's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-6-1. As for Fuquay - Varina, they now have a winning record of 6-5-2.
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