The Laney Buccaneers are taking a road trip to square off against the Croatan Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Laney is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Topsail on Thursday. The Buccaneers fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 2-1. Laney have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back matches.
Their goal came courtesy of Jasmine Hicks, who's now up to six this season.
Meanwhile, Croatan waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Wildcats. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Croatan's victory bumped their record up to 12-5-1. As for Laney, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Everything went Laney's way against Croatan in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Laney made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Buccaneers 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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