The Riverside-Durham Pirates will head out to challenge the Garner Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Garner took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Riverside-Durham, who comes in off a win.
Riverside-Durham will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Friday, then bounced right back against American Leadership Academy-Johnston on Tuesday. Riverside-Durham blew past American Leadership Academy-Johnston 9-0. Considering the Pirates' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Their offense was hitting American Leadership Academy-Johnston from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Grace Simpson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Garner fell victim to Corinth Holders and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 3-0. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Pirates recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Garner now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Riverside-Durham, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
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