Eastern Wayne unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-pitch advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Goldsboro Cougars on Tuesday, falling 8-2. Eastern Wayne have struggled against Goldsboro recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Landon Gurley and Ezekiel Roberson scored both of Eastern Wayne's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
The win got Goldsboro back to even at 2-2.
While Eastern Wayne had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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