Soccer Recap: Thursday's Loss Ends South Stokes' Winning Streak + How To Watch

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact South Stokes can now relate to. They fell just short of the Bishop McGuinness Villains by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. South Stokes were red-hot offensively heading into the matchup (they scored no less than four goals in the five contests prior), but Bishop McGuinness' defense proved too tough.

South Stokes' goal came courtesy of Cooper Willard, who's now up to 38 this season.

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Previous 5 Games

11/06/25 @ Bishop McGuinness	1-2
11/04/25 vs South Stanly	11-2
10/30/25 vs North Stokes	6-1
10/28/25 vs Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy	9-0
10/27/25 @ South Davidson	9-0

South Stokes moved to 12-7-2 with that loss, which also ended their six-match winning streak. As for Bishop McGuinness, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6-2 record this season.

South Stokes does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Bishop McGuinness, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-2 defeat against Highland Tech on the 10th.