Soccer Recap: Seventy-First Takes a Loss

By Team Reports Oct 9, 2024, 7:21pm

Soccer Recap: Seventy-First vs. Purnell Swett

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After soaring to four goals the game before, Seventy-First was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Purnell Swett Rams by a score of 2-1. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rams apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Tuesday.

Seventy-First's goal came courtesy of Najee Shakeel, who's now up to 15 this season.

Seventy-First has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-11-1 record this season. As for Purnell Swett, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-12-3.

Seventy-First will face off against Lumberton at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Lumberton is coming into the matchup with six straight victories on the road, so Seventy-First will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Purnell Swett, they will challenge Douglas Byrd at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Purnell Swett is facing Douglas Byrd at the right time seeing as Douglas Byrd is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.

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