The Seventy-First Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Lumberton Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Seventy-First comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Seventy-First managed to keep up with Purnell Swett until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Seventy-First came up short against Purnell Swett, falling 8-1. While losing is never fun, Seventy-First can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while Purnell Swett are ranked 134th).
Seventy-First's goal came courtesy of Aaliyah Caswell, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to six goals the game before, Lumberton was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to Richmond. The contest was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly Lumberton struggled afterwards.
Lumberton has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-7-1 record this season. Seventy-First's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Seventy-First couldn't quite get it done against Lumberton when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can Seventy-First avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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