The Newberry Bulldogs will square off against the Mid-Carolina Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Newberry sitting on three straight wins and Mid-Carolina on six.
Newberry's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Fox Creek 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Newberry were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mid-Carolina). Everything went their way against Eau Claire on Tuesday as Mid-Carolina made off with an 11-2 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 5-1.
Newberry pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those three contests. As for Mid-Carolina, their win bumped their record up to 6-0.
Newberry couldn't quite get it done against Mid-Carolina in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can Newberry avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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