The Smithfield-Selma Spartans will square off against the Southern Wayne Saints at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Smithfield-Selma fought the good fight in their overtime match against East Wake on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 2-1. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Southern Wayne came up short against C.B. Aycock on Wednesday and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 385th, while the Golden Falcons are ranked 75th).
Smithfield-Selma's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8-1. As for Southern Wayne, they dropped their record down to 5-15-1 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Smithfield-Selma took their win against Southern Wayne when the teams last played last Wednesday by a conclusive 6-2. Will Smithfield-Selma repeat their success, or does Southern Wayne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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