The Smithfield-Selma Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Southeast Raleigh Bulldogs at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Smithfield-Selma and 11 for Southeast Raleigh.
On Wednesday, Smithfield-Selma came up short against Garner and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Smithfield-Selma can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 326th, while Garner are ranked 156th).
Smithfield-Selma's goal came courtesy of Leonel Del Valle, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Southeast Raleigh fell victim to Clayton and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They came up short against the Comets, falling 9-0.
Southeast Raleigh's loss dropped their record down to 4-13-1. As for Smithfield-Selma, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-2.
Everything went Smithfield-Selma's way against Southeast Raleigh in their previous matchup back in September, as Smithfield-Selma made off with a 6-1 win. In that match, the Spartans amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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