The Croatan Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Richlands Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Croatan didn't have quite enough to beat East Lincoln and fell 2-1. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Croatan in their matchups with East Lincoln: they've now lost three in a row.
Croatan's goal came courtesy of
McKenna O'Kane, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Richlands was not quite Dixon's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1.
Croatan's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4-1. As for Richlands, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5-1 record this season.
Croatan came up short against Richlands in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Croatan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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