The Weddington Warriors will face off against the Butler Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Weddington's offense. They fell just short of Marvin Ridge by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Weddington can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Marvin Ridge are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Butler walked away with it. They never let the Wolverines get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Monday. Considering Butler have won 11 matchups by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting West Cabarrus from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Jillian Phoebus led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
The win was the fourth in a row for Butler, bringing their record up to 15-7-1. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four matches. As for Weddington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-7-1.
Weddington got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in March against Butler by a conclusive 4-0 score. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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