The Piedmont Panthers came up short against the Asheboro Blue Comets on Thursday, falling 5-1. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 202nd, while the Blue Comets are ranked 27th).
Piedmont's goal came courtesy of
Joshua Jones, who's now up to 12 this season.
Piedmont's defeat dropped their record down to 14-5-2. As for Asheboro, the victory (which was their 14th in a row) raised their record to 18-2.
Piedmont will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Parkwood, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. As for Asheboro, they will challenge North Davidson at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Asheboro is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
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