While New Hanover's win against West Brunswick wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wildcats' defense stepped up to hand the Trojans a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering New Hanover's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 12th, while West Brunswick are ranked 207th).
New Hanover's one-goal win came courtesy of Keinner Martinez, who's now up to nine this season.
The victory made it two in a row for New Hanover and bumps their season record up to 10-2. It's not like the team was facing easy opposition over that stretch either, as it included 7-2-3 Ashley (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 64.6% over those games). As for West Brunswick, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-5.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. New Hanover is set to challenge their familiar foe Laney at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, West Brunswick will square off against rival Ashley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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