Scotland has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lumberton Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Scotland's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Tuesday, Scotland fell victim to a rough 10-1 defeat at the hands of Richmond. That's two games in a row now that Scotland has lost by exactly nine goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to nine goals the game before, Lumberton was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Purnell Swett. While losing is never fun, Lumberton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 311th, while Purnell Swett is ranked 77th).
Scotland's loss dropped their record down to 2-6-1. As for Lumberton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3-3.
Scotland skirted past Lumberton 2-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2021. Does Scotland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lumberton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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