Soccer Preview: West Bladen vs. Midway
West Bladen has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They and the Midway Raiders are set to duel on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
West Bladen came up short against Clinton on Monday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Dark Horses are ranked 23rd).
West Bladen's goal came courtesy of
Gerson Verdugo-Roblero, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Midway's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost 5-1 to Clinton. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Raiders were already down 3-0.
West Bladen has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-7 record this season. As for Midway, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4-1.
West Bladen suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Midway in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can West Bladen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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