Louisburg is 2-8 against Granville Central since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Louisburg Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Granville Central Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Louisburg is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-1 to Durham School of the Arts, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Brenda Rios was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on her (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Louisburg's goal came courtesy of
Mollie Currin, who's now up to nine this season.
Meanwhile, Granville Central fell victim to Carrboro and their airtight defense on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-0 walloping at the hands of the Jaguars. While losing is never fun, Granville Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while Carrboro is ranked 67th).
Louisburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Granville Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-1.
Louisburg beat Granville Central 3-1 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Louisburg 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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