Topsail has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the South Brunswick Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Topsail will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Laney, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Topsail's defense stepped up to hand Laney a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Pirates' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Meanwhile, South Brunswick was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 2-0 to West Brunswick.
Topsail pushed their record up to 11-5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for South Brunswick, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10-2.
Everything went Topsail's way against South Brunswick in their previous matchup on Monday, as Topsail made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Topsail 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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