The Wheatmore Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Hendersonville Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Wheatmore is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Wilkes Central onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. Even though Wheatmore got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Kaitlyn Vazquez was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Ellie Garrison and
Brianna Hill scored all three of Wheatmore's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 77 goals.
Meanwhile, Hendersonville came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Warhorses 3-0. That's two games straight that Hendersonville has won by exactly three goals.
Wheatmore is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Hendersonville, they pushed their record up to 16-2-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Wheatmore's way against Hendersonville in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 as Wheatmore made off with a 6-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wheatmore since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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