The East Wake Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Smithfield-Selma Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Wake is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
East Wake's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Fike on Friday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-0 to the Demons, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, East Wake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 349th, while Fike is ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, Smithfield-Selma also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 5-0 to C.B. Aycock on Monday. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Layla Jones was handed one for Smithfield-Selma, while C.B. Aycock got theirs courtesy of Addison Watkins.
East Wake's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Smithfield-Selma, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
East Wake came up short against Smithfield-Selma in their previous matchup back in April, falling 3-1. Can East Wake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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