Croatan has gone 8-1-1 against Dixon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Croatan Cougars will head out to face off against the Dixon Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Croatan is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Everything went their way against White Oak on Tuesday as Croatan made off with a 7-4 victory. It was an even better day for Jaden Hilliard as he scored five goals for his team.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Dixon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They put the hurt on West Carteret with a sharp 5-1 win on Tuesday. Considering the Bulldogs have won 11 contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Croatan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7-3 record this season. As for Dixon, their victory bumped their record up to 12-9.
Everything went Croatan's way against Dixon when the teams last played on October 8th, as Croatan made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Croatan 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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