New Castle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They fell just short of the Greenfield-Central Cougars by a score of 1-0. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Trojans couldn't quite close it out.
New Castle was without their leading scorer, Quentin Tafoya, in Thursday's contest. With Tafoya sitting this one out, Jeryn Putnam got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 28.4).
New Castle's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Greenfield-Central, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-9.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. New Castle will square off against Centerville at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Greenfield-Central, they will challenge Greenwood at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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