The Cape Fear Colts will head out to take on the Jack Britt Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cape Fear's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Douglas Byrd 9-0. Given Cape Fear's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 143rd, while Douglas Byrd are ranked 489th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Jack Britt and Seventy-First combined for 23 shots on goal on Tuesday, which explains the impressive seven total goals scored. The Buccaneers were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over the Falcons. The victory was familiar territory for Jack Britt, who have now won three contests in a row.
Their offense was hitting Seventy-First from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Sophia Hernandez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Cape Fear has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those nine matches. As for Jack Britt, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Cape Fear beat Jack Britt 2-0 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Colts since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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