Soccer Recap: Scotland Comes Up Short

Scotland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against the Cape Fear Colts, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Scotland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 464th, while Cape Fear are ranked 117th).

Scotland's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Cape Fear, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2-2 record this season.

Scotland will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against Gray's Creek at 7:00 p.m. Scotland's defense better be ready for this one: Gray's Creek have averaged an impressive 3.8 goals per game this season. As for Cape Fear, they will face off against Lumberton at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cape Fear's defense better be ready for this one: Lumberton have averaged an impressive 2.6 goals per game this season.