The Lumberton Pirates will take on the Wake Forest Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Lumberton had taken Hoke County down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Thursday. The Pirates fell just short of the Bucks by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Lumberton seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, Wake Forest won against Knightdale last Friday with nine goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Monday. The Cougars blew past the Knights 9-1. With that win, Wake Forest brought their scoring average up to 2.7 goals per game.
Their offense was hitting Knightdale from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. H. Soden led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Wake Forest's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-7-5. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Lumberton, they now have a losing record of 9-10-1.
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