Soccer Preview: Bassett vs. Mecklenburg County
Bassett has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Mecklenburg County Phoenix at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
On Thursday, Bassett didn't have quite enough to beat Magna Vista and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Bassett can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 220th, while Magna Vista is ranked 85th).
Meanwhile, Mecklenburg County stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Martinsville 4-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mecklenburg County.
They hit Martinsville with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Caylie Nichols (2),
Alice Gonzalez-Sanchez, and
Emma Bohannon.
Bassett's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-2. As for Mecklenburg County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
