Eastern Wayne is 7-2 against Rosewood since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Eastern Wayne Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rosewood Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eastern Wayne has five straight wins, Rosewood has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Eastern Wayne's game was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They won by a goal and slipped past North Lenoir 2-1. Given Eastern Wayne's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 70th, while North Lenoir is ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern Wayne was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Jessalyn Vicente and
Taylor Waters, who scored both of Eastern Wayne's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 27 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Rosewood traveled a rocky road last season, and unfortunately for them the road hasn't gotten any smoother. They fell just short of Goldsboro by a score of 1-0.
Eastern Wayne pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Rosewood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Eastern Wayne took their win against Rosewood when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will Eastern Wayne repeat their success, or does Rosewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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