Ledford was the 3-1 winner over Atkins when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Panthers fell just short of the Camels by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Ledford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while Atkins are ranked 86th).
Raul Reyes and Ibrahim Jah scored both of Ledford's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
This is the second loss in a row for Ledford and nudges their season record down to 2-4. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 3-2-1 Asheboro (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 79.2% over those games). As for Atkins, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
Ledford wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next game, a 4-1 defeat against Winston Salem Christian on the 8th. As for Atkins, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, an 8-4 loss against Asheboro on the 5th.
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