Seventy-First is 0-10 against Lumberton since September of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Seventy-First Falcons will head out on the road to challenge the Lumberton Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Seventy-First took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Union by a score of 4-2. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Falcons were the better team in the second half.
They hit Union with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Caden Farrington,
Chris Williams, and
Najee Shakeel.
Meanwhile, Lumberton entered their tilt with Gray's Creek on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Bears onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Bears are ranked 372nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Seventy-First's victory bumped their record up to 2-4-1. As for Lumberton, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
Seventy-First came up short against Lumberton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Seventy-First avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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