It was a proper cat-fight when Rockingham County challenged Eastern Guilford on Thursday. The Cougars took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Eastern Guilford this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-2 back in March.
Rockingham County was without their leading scorer, Reniyah Hargrove, in Thursday's game. With Hargrove sitting this one out, Maria Sanchez got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 50.9).
Rockingham County's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4. As for Eastern Guilford, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 9-3.
Rockingham County wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next match, a 1-1 draw against High Point Central on the 29th. As for Eastern Guilford, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 3-0 victory against Southeast Guilford on the 28th.
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