The Falls Lake Firebirds will head out on the road to face off against the Research Triangle Raptors at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Falls Lake's offense. They fell just short of Wake Prep Academy by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. Falls Lake have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Research Triangle was not able to break out of their rough patch last Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to NCSSM: Durham. While losing is never fun, Research Triangle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 397th, while NCSSM: Durham are ranked 189th).
Falls Lake's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Research Triangle, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6-1.
Falls Lake skirted past Research Triangle 2-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Firebirds have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raptors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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