Soccer Preview: Seventy-First vs. Douglas Byrd
Seventy-First has gone 9-1 against Douglas Byrd recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons challenges the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Seventy-First is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses.
Seventy-First's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Lumberton on Monday. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 468th, while the Pirates are ranked 109th).
Meanwhile, Douglas Byrd was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They lost 8-2 to Purnell Swett.
Seventy-First's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12-1. As for Douglas Byrd, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Everything went Seventy-First's way against Douglas Byrd when the teams last played back in September, as Seventy-First made off with a 10-1 win. In that match, Seventy-First amassed a halftime lead of 6-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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