The North DeSoto Griffins and the Ursuline Academy Lions will compete for holiday cheer at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
North DeSoto fell victim to Episcopal and their airtight defense on Friday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Knights an easy 3-0 victory. The Griffins have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Ursuline Academy faced off against Benton on Friday. Ursuline Academy came up short against Benton, falling 9-1. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Tigers are ranked sixth).
North DeSoto's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-5-3. As for Ursuline Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
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