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They keep falling and can’t seem to get up.
These are difficult times for the top team in the Borderland Soccer League’s men’s division as Centra Pipelines has followed its 5-0 start with a third-straight loss.
This time it was a 3-1 setback to CJ Contracting on Monday evening.
Cam Lidkea scored twice for CJ (5-5-1), which slipped into third place past idle Pharmasave (3-7).
Caleb Koomans also tallied for CJ while Alex Gustafson earned the win in goal.
Jeff Hyatt had the only goal for Centra, with Tyler Hamm taking the loss between the pipes.
Second-place Manitou Forest Products (4-2-1) took on Pharmasave last night (score unavailable as of press time).
In tonight’s only game, Manitou will face Centra, with the winner assured the league lead.
In women’s play Monday, Al’s Racquet Stringing was short-handed for a second-straight week and wound up losing 6-1 to the La Place Rendez-Vous/Taggs Source for Sports.
Hailey Beaudry scored twice for Vous/Taggs (3-2-1) while Claire Sobkowicz, Claire Hyatt, and Becky Selman added singles.
Al’s also hurt its cause with an own goal.
Chantal Jodoin had the lone goal for Al’s (2-3-1).
Hyatt and Chloe Kliner shared the win in net while Samara Payne went the distance for Al’s.
The two squads meet for the second-last match of their eight-game regular-season series this Monday at 7 p.m.
