Freedom is 1-9 against St. Stephens since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Indians at 6:00 p.m. Freedom has given up an average of 4.7 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Freedom's offense. They lost 9-0 to Watauga last Thursday. 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 340th, while Watauga are ranked 53rd).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, St. Stephens was forced to settle for a draw. They and Alexander Central finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw last Thursday.
With that draw, St. Stephens' record moves to 5-5-1. As for Freedom, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8-1.
Freedom suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to St. Stephens in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Patriots were down 4-0.
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