The Ben L. Smith Golden Eagles will take on the Western Guilford Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ben L. Smith'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.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Ben L. Smith's offense. They came up short against Grimsley on Thursday, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Ben L. Smith can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 338th, while Grimsley are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Western Guilford, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Page a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. Western Guilford might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matches by three goals or more this season.
Carson Fragomeni and Abisai Carmona-Rosales scored all three of Western Guilford's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 81 goals.
Western Guilford's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. As for Ben L. Smith, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Ben L. Smith might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Western Guilford when the teams last played back in September. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Golden Eagles were down 5-1.
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