Soccer Recap: Smithfield-Selma Comes Up Short

After soaring to four goals the game before, Smithfield-Selma was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They fell just short of the West Johnston Wildcats by a score of 2-1. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: Smithfield-Selma's Cooper Harris and Yasir Guillen and West Johnston's Gavin Hans were all carded.

Smithfield-Selma's goal came courtesy of Sebastian Gonzalez, who's now up to six this season.

Spartans

Previous 5 Games

09/08/25 @ West Johnston	1-2
09/03/25 vs West Johnston	4-1
08/27/25 vs Triton	3-0
08/25/25 @ Spring Creek	4-3
08/23/25 vs Chambers	0-4

Smithfield-Selma moved to 5-3 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for West Johnston, the win snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 2-7 record.

Looking ahead, Smithfield-Selma will be playing at home against Sanderson at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for West Johnston, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 1-0 victory against Union Pines on the 10th.