The Croatan Cougars will head out to take on the Dixon Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Croatan's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against East Carteret by a score of 2-0. Given Croatan's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 134th, while East Carteret are ranked 401st) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dixon had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Tuesday. They blew past the Vikings 8-1. Dixon might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by three goals or more this season.
Dixon pushed their record up to 13-2-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those six matches. As for Croatan, their win bumped their record up to 7-5-6.
Croatan might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Dixon in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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