On Thursday, the Newcastle Racers didn't have quite enough to beat the Weatherford Eagles and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Newcastle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma soccer rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while Weatherford is ranked 16th).
Newcastle's goal came courtesy of
Tobias Phifer, which was the first he's scored this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Newcastle and nudges their season record down to 6-6-2. As for Weatherford, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Newcastle will head out on the road to face off against Elk City at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Weatherford, they will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Harding Prep at 8:00 p.m. Weatherford will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
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