Soccer Recap: Byrd Comes Up Short in High-Profile Matchup with Catholic

On Saturday, Byrd faced Catholic in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Byrd Yellow Jackets fell 3-1 to the Catholic Bears. The Yellow Jackets have struggled against the Bears recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Byrd's loss dropped their record down to 9-5-2. As for Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-4 record this season.

Byrd will look to defend their home pitch on January 13th against Airline at 6:00 p.m. As for Catholic, they are taking a road trip to square off against Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.