Soccer Preview: East Lincoln vs. North Iredell
The East Lincoln Mustangs are on the road again on Monday to play the North Iredell Raiders at 6:00 p.m. East Lincoln knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully North Iredell likes a good challenge.
Last Wednesday, East Lincoln got the win against St. Stephens by a conclusive 4-1. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by three goals or more this season.
They hit St. Stephens with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Carter King (2),
Evan Blackley, and
Jesse Patterson.
Meanwhile, North Iredell kept a clean sheet against Statesville on Wednesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Greyhounds. The result kept the Raiders happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 25th.
East Lincoln's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1-2. As for North Iredell, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3-3 record this season.
East Lincoln beat North Iredell by a goal in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Lincoln since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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