Monroe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Piedmont Panthers. While losing is never fun, Monroe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 478th, while Piedmont is ranked 137th).
Monroe's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Piedmont, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Monroe will challenge West Stanly at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Piedmont, they will head out on the road to face off against Garinger at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Piedmont is facing Garinger at the right time seeing as Garinger is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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