Soccer Recap: Lincolnton Comes Up Short

If Lincolnton was feeling good fresh off their 6-2 takedown of West Caldwell on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Wolves came up short against the Newton-Conover Red Devils on Friday, falling 5-1. The loss continues a trend for Lincolnton in their meetings with Newton-Conover: they've now lost four in a row.

Lincolnton's goal came courtesy of Melanie Solera, who's now up to 14 this season.

Lincolnton's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-1. As for Newton-Conover, they pushed their record up to 14-5-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.

Lincolnton has already played their next match, a 4-0 victory against East Burke on the 5th. As for Newton-Conover, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next contest, a 1-0 win against Bandys on the 5th.