Jordan has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Northern Durham Knights at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Jordan fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Riverside-Durham on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 2-0 to the Pirates. The shutout was out of character for the Falcons seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Northern Durham's offense. They lost 5-0 to Chapel Hill on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Tigers are ranked 132nd).
Jordan's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-4. As for Northern Durham, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-12-2.
Jordan was able to grind out a solid win over Northern Durham in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jordan since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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