The Mount Tabor Spartans will venture away from home to take on the First Flight Nighthawks at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Mount Tabor and Reagan, and Mount Tabor kept the tradition alive. The Spartans' defense stepped up to hand the Raiders a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given Mount Tabor's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 25th, while Reagan are ranked 215th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mount Tabor hit Reagan with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Keegan Shaw, Sloane Whalen, Sophie Wyshner, and Elise Everett.
Meanwhile, First Flight waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over the Panthers.
First Flight's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three games. As for Mount Tabor, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2-1.
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