The Eastern Wayne Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the Washington Pam Pack at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Wayne has given up an average of 4.4 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Eastern Wayne is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Thursday, they were much more limited against North Pitt on Wednesday. They lost 6-1 to the Panthers. While losing is never fun, Eastern Wayne can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 484th, while North Pitt are ranked 128th).
Eastern Wayne's goal came courtesy of Ezekiel Roberson, who's now up to 18 this season.
Meanwhile, Washington came tearing into Thursday's contest with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cougars a 5-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Washington, who have now won 11 matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Washington's win bumped their record up to 14-1-1. As for Eastern Wayne, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-9-3 record this season.
Eastern Wayne might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Washington when the teams last played on October 1st. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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