After flying high against Carolina International on Wednesday, Mallard Creek came back down to earth. The Mavericks fell just short of the East Mecklenburg Eagles by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Mallard Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 167th, while East Mecklenburg are ranked 50th).
Kareem Pilgrim and Elliott Booth scored both of Mallard Creek's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Mallard Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for East Mecklenburg, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-1.
Mallard Creek has already played their next contest, a 3-1 loss against Hough on the 26th. As for East Mecklenburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next matchup, a 3-0 victory against Independence on the 26th.
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