The Newton-Conover Red Devils will face off against the Maiden Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Newton-Conover's offense. They lost 3-0 to Cape Fear Academy on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Newton-Conover can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 164th, while Cape Fear Academy are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, Maiden also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell just short of West Lincoln by a score of 1-0 on Thursday.
Maiden's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5-2. As for Newton-Conover, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5-2.
Newton-Conover was able to grind out a solid win over Maiden when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 4-2. Will the Red Devils repeat their success, or do the Blue Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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