Wheatmore lost against Lexington back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Wheatmore Warriors fell just short of the Lexington Yellowjackets by a score of 2-1. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Warriors came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 213th).
Wheatmore's goal came courtesy of
Jaylen Aquilina, who's now up to five this season.
Wheatmore's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Lexington, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wheatmore will welcome Southwest Guilford at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wheatmore is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season. As for Lexington, they will challenge Leadership Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lexington is facing Leadership Academy at the right time seeing as Leadership Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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