Eastern Wayne is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will host the Princeton Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Eastern Wayne sitting on five straight victories and Princeton on four.
Eastern Wayne's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on American Leadership Academy-Johnston with a sharp 8-0 win. The Warriors might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by three goals or more this season.
They hit American Leadership Academy-Johnston with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Taylor Waters (5), Elysa Manuel, Akayla (Kay) Rodriguez, and Zoreale Woodard.
Meanwhile, Princeton narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hobbton 2-1. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Wildcats are ranked 237th), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern Wayne's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0-1. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those four matches. As for Princeton, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Eastern Wayne might still be hurting after the 6-1 defeat they got from Princeton in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Eastern Wayne was down 5-1.
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