Dudley is 0-3 against Atkins since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Dudley Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Atkins Camels at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Dudley is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They came out on top against High Point Central by a score of 4-2 on Thursday. Considering Dudley's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Atkins waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bison a 9-0 shutout. Give Atkins' defense some credit: that's the team's seventh straight shutout.
Their offense was hitting High Point Central from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Charlise Grimes led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Dudley made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-6. As for Atkins, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-3-1.
Dudley suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Atkins in their previous matchup back in March. Can Dudley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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