There was early excitement for Northern Guilford after they claimed the first goal on Tuesday, however, they wouldn't score again. They fell just short of the Northwest Guilford Vikings by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, Northern Guilford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 213th, while Northwest Guilford is ranked 51st).
Northern Guilford's goal came courtesy of
Leah Blackwell, which was the first she's scored this season.
Northern Guilford has fallen quite a ways from their 13-5-1 record last season and are now at 3-5. As for Northwest Guilford, their win bumped their record up to 4-2-2.
Northern Guilford will head out on the road to face off against Page at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Page will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Northern Guilford surely won't give up without a fight. As for Northwest Guilford, they will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Ragsdale at 6:00 p.m. Ragsdale's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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