West Bladen was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Midway Raiders, falling 7-1. 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 330th, while the Raiders are ranked 153rd).
West Bladen's goal came courtesy of
Irving Mentado-Ortiz, which was the first he's scored this season.
West Bladen now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Midway, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Red Springs the next time they take the pitch. Midway will head out to face Red Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, while West Bladen will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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