The Lumberton Pirates will square off against the Terry Sanford Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lumberton's last four contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lumberton is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Gray's Creek on Wednesday. The Pirates fell just short of the Bears by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Lumberton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while Gray's Creek are ranked 126th).
Meanwhile, Terry Sanford and Hoke County finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Thursday.
With that draw, Terry Sanford's record moves to 6-7-4. As for Lumberton, they now have a losing record of 7-8-1.
Lumberton came out on top in a nail-biter against Terry Sanford in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Pirates have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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