Seventy-First is 8-1 against Douglas Byrd since August of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Seventy-First Falcons will be playing at home against the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Seventy-First is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Lumberton on Wednesday. They came up short against the Pirates, falling 8-0. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 467th, while the Pirates are ranked 163rd).
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous five contests, Douglas Byrd brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They blew past Purnell Swett 9-5 on Wednesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Eagles as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Seventy-First dropped their record down to 2-5-1 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Douglas Byrd, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Everything went Seventy-First's way against Douglas Byrd when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Seventy-First made off with a 4-1 win. In that matchup, Seventy-First amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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