If Topsail was feeling good fresh off their 4-0 takedown of North Brunswick last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Pirates fell just short of the Laney Buccaneers by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Topsail can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while Laney are ranked 15th).
Garland Yopp and Trenton Williams scored both of Topsail's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Topsail's loss dropped their record down to 7-5-2. As for Laney, they pushed their record up to 12-1-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Topsail will challenge rival West Brunswick at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Laney is set to square off against their familiar foe Hoggard at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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