The Oxford Prep Griffins will head out to take on the Roxboro Community Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Oxford Prep and seven for Roxboro Community.
Oxford Prep is coming into the game fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Excelsior Classical Academy that saw the pair combine for 19 shots on goal. Oxford Prep fell just short of Excelsior Classical Academy by a score of 3-2 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Griffins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 488th, while the Flying Lions are ranked 91st).
Egan Tyler wasn't going to let Excelsior Classical Academy walk away unscathed as he scored both of Oxford Prep's goals, bringing his season total up to nine goals.
Meanwhile, Roxboro Community scored the most goals they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 4-2 to Henderson Collegiate. One thing that didn't help the Bulldogs' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Matheu Mize.
Oxford Prep's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Roxboro Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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