Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Iredell). Their defense stepped up to hand the Foard Tigers a 5-0 shutout on Wednesday. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Tigers are ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Iredell's offense was hitting Foard from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
North Iredell has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3-2 record this season. As for Foard, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-9-3.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing St. Stephens the next time they take the pitch. Foard will host St. Stephens at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, while North Iredell will host them at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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