Northern Durham was the 2-0 winner over Orange when they last played one another back in August of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Northern Durham Knights fell just short of the Orange Panthers by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Panthers are ranked 140th).
Northern Durham's goal came courtesy of
William Mejia, who's now up to three this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Northern Durham and nudges their season record down to 1-5-2. As for Orange, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Northern Durham will host Cristo Rey Research Triangle at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cristo Rey Research Triangle is coming into the contest with three straight losses on the road, meaning Northern Durham will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Orange, they will look to defend their home pitch on Wednesday against Western Alamance at 6:45 p.m. Western Alamance is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.4 goals per game this season.
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