The Erwin Warriors will take on the North Lincoln Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Erwin's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Erwin fell victim to Enka and their airtight defense last Wednesday. They fell just short of the Jets by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Lincoln had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They never let the Chargers get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. Given North Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while Crest are ranked 381st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bryce Custer and Zeph Boyd scored all three of North Lincoln's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
The victory made it two in a row for North Lincoln and bumps their season record up to 12-9-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matches. As for Erwin, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7-2.
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