The Eastern Wayne Warriors put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North Lenoir and snuck past 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.
Eastern Wayne pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for North Lenoir, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Eastern Wayne will be playing in front of their home fans against Rosewood at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rosewood's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. As for North Lenoir, they will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against Goldsboro at 6:00 p.m.
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