The Hoke County Bucks will face off against the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Hoke County and seven for Douglas Byrd.
Hoke County came up short against Southern Lee on Tuesday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Hoke County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 338th, while Southern Lee are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Douglas Byrd's offense. They lost 9-0 to South View on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Douglas Byrd have lost by exactly nine goals.
Douglas Byrd's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Hoke County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Everything went Hoke County's way against Douglas Byrd in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, as Hoke County made off with a 9-0 win. Will the Bucks repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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