For the first time this season, Croatan will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Carteret Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Croatan's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Clinton. Given Croatan's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 110th, while Clinton are ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ava Kight and Sophia Tinoco scored both of Croatan's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, West Carteret waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Mariners as they made off with a 5-0 victory. West Carteret might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by three goals or more this season.
West Carteret pushed their record up to 4-3-1 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 18 goals over those three contests. As for Croatan, their win bumped their record up to 3-1-2.
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