Lumberton is 8-2 against Gray's Creek since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lumberton Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Gray's Creek Bears at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lumberton comes in on ten and Gray's Creek on four.
Last Wednesday, Lumberton earned a 3-1 win over South View. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Tigers are ranked 383rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gray's Creek kept a clean sheet against Douglas Byrd on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-0 margin over the Eagles. The Bears' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Their offense was hitting Douglas Byrd from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Ayden Arnold led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Lumberton is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4-1 record this season. As for Gray's Creek, they pushed their record up to 7-5-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Lumberton was able to grind out a solid win over Gray's Creek in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lumberton since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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