Douglas Byrd is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Seventy-First an eight-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Douglas Byrd Eagles will host the Seventy-First Falcons at 7:00 p.m. Douglas Byrd has given up an average of 6.9 goals per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Douglas Byrd fell victim to Purnell Swett and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 9-0. 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 485th, while Purnell Swett are ranked 162nd).
Meanwhile, Seventy-First came up short against Lumberton on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Douglas Byrd's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Seventy-First, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.
Douglas Byrd came out on top in a nail-biter against Seventy-First when the teams last played on Thursday, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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