Soccer Game Preview: Weddington on Home-Turf

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 4:06am

Soccer Preview: Weddington vs. South Mecklenburg

The Weddington Warriors will be playing at home against the South Mecklenburg Sabres at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Weddington nor South Mecklenburg posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.

Weddington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Marvin Ridge, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Weddington was ranked 14th). Neither Weddington nor Marvin Ridge could gain the upper hand on Friday so the two teams had to settle for a 0-0 draw. The result kept Weddington happy, as they haven't lost a game since March 19th.

Meanwhile, South Mecklenburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Ardrey Kell by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for South Mecklenburg seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.

Weddington's draw gives them a new season record of 8-4-3. As for South Mecklenburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-3-3.

Weddington came up short against South Mecklenburg when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 2-0. Will Weddington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.

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