The Wakefield Wolverines will head out to face off against the Millbrook Wildcats at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Wakefield is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.3 goals per game this season.
Wakefield fought the good fight in their overtime game against Wake Forest last Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, Wakefield can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 75th, while Wake Forest are ranked eighth).
Kayli Barlett wasn't going to let Wake Forest walk away unscathed as she scored both of Wakefield's goals, bringing her season total up to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Millbrook's game last Wednesday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. Everything went their way against Rolesville as they made off with a 4-1 victory. Considering Millbrook have won four matches by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Millbrook has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-1-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four games. As for Wakefield, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-4-2 record.
Wakefield came up short against Millbrook in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 2-0. Can the Wolverines avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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