The Southwest Guilford Cowboys will take on the Ragsdale Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southwest Guilford managed to keep up with Grimsley until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Cowboys lost 3-0 to the Whirlies. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, Southwest Guilford's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Ragsdale came up short against Northwest Guilford on Tuesday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Ragsdale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while Northwest Guilford are ranked 24th).
Ragsdale's goal came courtesy of Jacquelyn Shaner, who's now up to four this season.
Ragsdale has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-9 record this season. As for Southwest Guilford, their loss dropped their record down to 13-6-1.
Southwest Guilford took their win against Ragsdale in their previous meeting on April 1st by a conclusive 4-0 score. Will the Cowboys repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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