Northeast Lauderdale is 0-10 against Newton County since December of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Northeast Lauderdale Trojans will head out to square off against the Newton County Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Northeast Lauderdale managed to keep up with West Lauderdale until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Northeast Lauderdale came up short against West Lauderdale, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Knights are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Newton County lost 8-1 to Choctaw Central on Tuesday.
This is the second loss in a row for Northeast Lauderdale and nudges their season record down to 6-11. As for Newton County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10-2.
Northeast Lauderdale came up short against Newton County when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 3-1. Can Northeast Lauderdale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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