Garner was the 6-0 winner over West Johnston when they last played one another back in April of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Garner Trojans lost 4-0 to the West Johnston Wildcats on Friday. While losing is never fun, Garner can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 268th, while West Johnston is ranked 108th).
Garner dropped their record down to 5-10-1 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for West Johnston, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season.
Garner will head out on the road to square off against South Garner at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Garner has given up an average of 3.8 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. As for West Johnston, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Hunt at 6:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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