The Croatan Cougars will challenge the Dixon Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Croatan is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Richlands just ended the team's five-match winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Croatan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 204th, while Richlands are ranked 61st).
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Dixon ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-2 win over Havelock. Micah Roman was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Dixon is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those eight matchups. As for Croatan, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps