Seventy-First is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Douglas Byrd a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Seventy-First duke it out with Douglas Byrd at 6:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Seventy-First is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Lumberton on Friday. Seventy-First came up short against Lumberton, falling 4-1.
Seventy-First's goal came courtesy of Maggie Coleman, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Douglas Byrd fell victim to Purnell Swett and their airtight defense on Friday. They lost 9-0 to the Rams. While losing is never fun, Douglas Byrd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 421st, while Purnell Swett are ranked 177th).
Douglas Byrd's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Seventy-First, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
Seventy-First came out on top in a nail-biter against Douglas Byrd when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Will Seventy-First repeat their success, or does Douglas Byrd has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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