Gray's Creek is 2-8 against Lumberton since August of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Gray's Creek Bears will square off against the Lumberton Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Gray's Creek is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Gray's Creek's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over Douglas Byrd. It was an even better day for Ayden Arnold as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Lumberton came tearing into Wednesday's game with nine straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Tigers. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Tigers are ranked 383rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gray's Creek pushed their record up to 7-5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lumberton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season.
Gray's Creek came up short against Lumberton in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Will Gray's Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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