West Carteret has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They and the White Oak Vikings are set to duel. West Carteret's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
West Carteret is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Swansboro on Thursday. West Carteret fell just short of Swansboro by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Pirates are ranked 101st).
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but White Oak ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past Richlands 3-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Vikings were the better team in the second half.
West Carteret's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for White Oak, their win bumped their record up to 8-9-3.
West Carteret suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to White Oak in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will West Carteret have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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