The matchup between Topsail and Richlands on Tuesday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Pirates fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 6-5. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Andrew Cecere was handed one for Topsail, while Richlands got theirs courtesy of Landen Rogers.
This is the second loss in a row for Topsail and nudges their season record down to 3-3-2. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored eight goals over those two matchups. As for Richlands, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Topsail will face off against Croatan at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Topsail will be up against Croatan's rather soft defense (which has allowed 3.86 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Richlands, they will challenge White Oak at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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