The Page Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Southwestern Randolph Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Page has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while Southwestern Randolph will come in with four straight wins.
Page will head out to face Southwestern Randolph after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Page lost 4-1 to Winston-Salem Christian. Thomas Shaw was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on his (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Page's goal came courtesy of
Bo Vanore, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Southwestern Randolph's match on Monday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They put the hurt on Montgomery Central with a sharp 5-1 victory. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southwestern Randolph's lineup was just a bit different on Monday as Jonathan Perez Dominguez got a bit more time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 60). Perez Dominguez made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Page's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Southwestern Randolph, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
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