After flying high against Pinecrest on Monday, Laney came back down to earth. The Buccaneers fell 4-2 to the Grimsley Whirlies on Friday. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Laney couldn't quite close it out.
Henry Tidey and Conner Wall scored both of Laney's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Having lost for the first time this season, Laney fell to 2-1. As for Grimsley, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Looking ahead, Laney will square off against Northwest Guilford at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Northwest Guilford's defense has only allowed 0.2 goals per game this season, so Laney's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Grimsley, they will look to defend their home pitch on Saturday against Hoggard at 11:00 a.m. Grimsley's defense better be ready for this one: Hoggard have averaged an impressive 2.8 goals per game this season.
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