It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but North Lincoln had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Crest Chargers a 3-0 shutout. Given North Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 138th, while Crest are ranked 427th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bryce Custer and Zeph Boyd scored all three of North Lincoln's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
The win made it two in a row for North Lincoln and bumps their season record up to 12-9-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two contests. As for Crest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12-4.
North Lincoln wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next match, a 4-3 win against Erwin on the 6th. Crest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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