The Rocky Mount Gryphons will head out to square off against the South Garner Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rocky Mount has now lost seven straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since September 18.
Rocky Mount came up short against Southern Wayne on Wednesday, falling 7-1. While losing is never fun, Rocky Mount can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 489th, while Southern Wayne are ranked 174th).
Meanwhile, South Garner hadn't done well against Cleveland recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Titans' defense stepped up to hand the Rams a 2-0 shutout. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: South Garner's Brian Sarghasa and Elijah Zapata and Cleveland's John-Mac Broadwell were all carded.
Jeffrey Siriboe and Parker Wyant scored both of South Garner's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Rocky Mount's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for South Garner, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11-2.
Rocky Mount might still be hurting after the 9-0 defeat they got from South Garner when the teams last played back in August. Can the Gryphons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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