The Freedom Patriots will take on the NCSSM: Morganton Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Freedom's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Freedom's offense. They lost 4-0 to Alexander Central on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Freedom can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 361st, while Alexander Central are ranked 91st).
Meanwhile, NCSSM: Morganton entered their matchup against Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Dragons fell just short of the Gryphons by a score of 2-1. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but NCSSM: Morganton couldn't quite close it out.
NCSSM: Morganton's loss dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Freedom, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11-1.
Freedom suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to NCSSM: Morganton in their previous matchup back in March of 2025. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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