The Jordan Falcons will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Riverside-Durham Pirates at 6:45 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Riverside-Durham heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Jordan took over last week. Jordan's defense stepped up to hand Hillside a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Hornets are ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Casey Yamauchi and
Graham McIntyre scored both of Jordan's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Riverside-Durham and Northern Durham combined for nine shots on goal on Tuesday, which explains the impressive five total goals scored. Everything went Riverside-Durham's way against Northern Durham as Riverside-Durham made off with a 5-0 win. The Pirates' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Jordan is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8-4 record this season. As for Riverside-Durham, their record now sits at 10-6-3.
Jordan came up short against Riverside-Durham in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Jordan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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