Independence has been on a difficult stretch since their win on August 14. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Porter Ridge Pirates on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 241st, while the Pirates are ranked 63rd).
Independence's goal came courtesy of
Nolen Son, which was the first he's scored this season.
Independence's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4-1. As for Porter Ridge, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Independence will be playing at home against Garinger at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Porter Ridge, they will take on Palisades at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Palisades is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5 goals per game this season.
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