It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Gainesville can now relate to. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Gar-Field Red Wolves who were credited with the win on Monday. The Gar-Field Red Wolves got it done in the shootout by posting eight goals to the Gainesville Cardinals' seven. While losing is never fun, Gainesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while Gar-Field are ranked 13th).
Gainesville's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Gar-Field, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That somehow still isn't as good as their 16-2-2 record this season.
Gainesville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gar-Field, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Battlefield at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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