Hoggard and New Hanover are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long. The Hoggard Vikings will head out on the road to take on the New Hanover Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hoggard is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Hoggard's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. Everything went their way against West Brunswick as Hoggard made off with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Vikings, who have now won 13 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting West Brunswick from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Isaiah Jumansingh led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, New Hanover's game on Monday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They skirted past Ashley 1-0. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wildcats' disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Screaming Eagle are ranked 19th).
Hoggard's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for New Hanover, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7-1 record this season.
Everything went Hoggard's way against New Hanover in their previous matchup on October 8th, as Hoggard made off with a 7-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hoggard since the squad 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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