Jacksonville and First Flight squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Jacksonville had to settle for second. They fell just short of the First Flight Nighthawks by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Nighthawks are ranked 20th).
Jacksonville's goal came courtesy of
Jude Sawyer, who's now up to six this season.
With the loss, Jacksonville broke their ten-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-6-2. As for First Flight, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 21-0.
Jacksonville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for First Flight, they wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and have already played their next game, a 1-0 defeat against Southern School of Energy and Sustainability on the 16th.
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