Who cares about the oldest tournament in American sports? Wednesday night sees PDL action from Durham County Memorial Stadium, where Tobacco Road FC (3–3–1) hosts the Wilmington Hammerheads (1–4–1) tonight at 7pm. The first meeting between the clubs kicks off a four match-road swing for the Hammerheads. Like the Acorns, Tobacco Road have scored a goal in each of their seven matches played this season.

Wilmington will spend most of the rest of June on the road, where they have yet to record a point away from the Port City this season. In their last outing, the Hammerheads allowed an early goal from Drew Murphy on five minutes to fall 1–0 to the North Carolina FC U23s.

Tobacco Road stretched their winning streak to a second consecutive match, defeating the Baby Oaks a week ago, 3–1. Jonathan Ray, Thomas Garner and German Mendoza all added their names to the score sheet Wednesday night. Ray was also credited with an assist in the match.

Players to Watch

Wilmington Hammerheads: Phillip Goodrum

Phillip Goodrum is tied for the lead in shots on the Hammerheads. Being one of two players (defender Sam Wancowicz is the other) to have played every minute of the season, Goodrum will be looking for his first score of the year tonight.

Tobacco Road FC: Jonathan Ray

Nabbing player of the match honors last time out for Tobacco Road, Ray has become one of the most prolific attackers in the division, with four goals and three assists to his credit.

Prediction

Tobacco Road FC 3–1 Wilmington Hammerheads FC