Soccer Recap: Falls Lake Beats Research Triangle for Their Seventh Straight Victory

Firebirds

Previous Games

10/13/25 vs Research Triangle	2-1
10/09/25 @ Vance Charter	4-2
10/06/25 @ Triangle Math & Science	3-2
10/02/25 @ Oxford Prep	3-0
09/25/25 @ Eno River Academy	9-0
+ 2 more games

Falls Lake waltzed into their matchup on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Research Triangle Raptors. This was payback for Falls Lake, who suffered a 6-2 loss the last time these two teams met.

Falls Lake's win bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Research Triangle, their defeat ended a four-match streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5-3.

Falls Lake and Research Triangle should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Firebirds will take on Henderson Collegiate at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (167 vs. 468). Meanwhile, Research Triangle (ranked 202nd) will meet Neuse Charter (ranked 518th) at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.