Lumberton is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Seventy-First a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Lumberton Pirates will host the Seventy-First Falcons at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Lumberton managed to keep up with Richmond until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Lumberton came up short against Richmond, falling 3-0. Having soared to a lofty six goals in the game before, Lumberton's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Seventy-First managed to keep up with Purnell Swett until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Seventy-First lost 8-1 to Purnell Swett. While losing is never fun, Seventy-First can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while Purnell Swett are ranked 134th).
Seventy-First's goal came courtesy of Aaliyah Caswell, which was the first she's scored this season.
Lumberton's loss dropped their record down to 4-7-1. As for Seventy-First, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Lumberton was able to grind out a solid win over Seventy-First in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, winning 2-0. Does Lumberton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Seventy-First turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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