Seventy-First is on a six-game streak of home losses, and Douglas Byrd a seven-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Seventy-First Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Seventy-First is coming into the match fresh off a high-scoring shootout with Jack Britt that saw the pair combine for 23 shots on goal. The Falcons came up short against the Buccaneers on Tuesday, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Seventy-First can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 498th, while Jack Britt are ranked 179th).
Meanwhile, Douglas Byrd fell victim to Cape Fear and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Colts. That's two games in a row now that Douglas Byrd have lost by exactly nine goals.
Seventy-First's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Douglas Byrd, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
Seventy-First skirted past Douglas Byrd 1-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Falcons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
