Newcastle had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 1.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the ASTEC Charter Comets by a score of 3-1. That's more bragging rights for Newcastle, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Justin Haworth and
Tobias Phifer, who scored all three of Newcastle's goals. The pair have combined for a total of seven so far this season.
Newcastle's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7-2. As for ASTEC Charter, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-11 record this season.
Newcastle will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Heritage Hall at 7:30 p.m. Heritage Hall's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Newcastle's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for ASTEC Charter, they will look to defend their home pitch on Friday against Dove Science Academy at 5:00 p.m. ASTEC Charter is facing Dove Science Academy at the right time seeing as Dove Science Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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