The Maiden Blue Devils will head out to face off against the Newton-Conover Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Maiden's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Maiden fell victim to East Lincoln and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Maiden can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 324th, while East Lincoln are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Newton-Conover was not quite Foard's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 3-2. The defeat continues a trend for Newton-Conover in their meetings with Foard: they've now lost three in a row.
Maiden's record now sits at 1-8. As for Newton-Conover, their record is now 6-5.
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