Soccer Game Preview: East Mecklenburg vs. Garinger

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04/01/25 - Home	6-2 W
05/02/24 - Away	9-0 W
04/09/24 - Home	9-0 W
05/04/23 - Away	9-0 W
04/04/23 - Home	9-0 W
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East Mecklenburg has gone a perfect 10-0 against Garinger recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

East Mecklenburg is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Independence on Wednesday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw.

Meanwhile, Garinger fell victim to Butler and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Garinger can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 285th, while Butler are ranked 119th).

Garinger has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-11-1 record this season. With that draw, East Mecklenburg's record moves to 8-8-1.

Everything went East Mecklenburg's way against Garinger when the teams last played back in April, as East Mecklenburg made off with a 6-2 victory. In that contest, the Eagles amassed a halftime lead of 5-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.