West Johnston's game on Monday was all tied up 3-3 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of the Lee County Yellow Jackets by a score of 4-3. While losing is never fun, West Johnston can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 356th, while Lee County are ranked 137th).
West Johnston hit Lee County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Yair Ayala, Fernando Aparicio, and James Kinley.
West Johnston dropped their record down to 3-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Lee County, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. West Johnston is set to challenge their familiar foe Triton at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Lee County will take on rival Western Harnett at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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