The Falls Lake Firebirds will face off against the Wake Prep Academy Guardians at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Falls Lake is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Franklin Academy just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Falls Lake can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while Franklin Academy are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Wake Prep Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 5-1 to NCSSM: Durham.
Falls Lake's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-3. As for Wake Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4-1.
Falls Lake was able to grind out a solid victory over Wake Prep Academy when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 4-2. Will Falls Lake repeat their success, or does Wake Prep Academy has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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