Soccer Recap: Douglas Byrd Takes a Loss

Douglas Byrd lost against Purnell Swett back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Eagles came up short against the Rams, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Douglas Byrd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 485th, while Purnell Swett are ranked 162nd).

Douglas Byrd's defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Purnell Swett, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.

Douglas Byrd will be playing at home against Seventy-First at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglas Byrd are facing Seventy-First at the right time seeing as Seventy-First are stuck on a 17-game losing streak. As for Purnell Swett, they will head out to challenge Jack Britt at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.