Soccer Preview: North Mecklenburg vs. West Charlotte
North Mecklenburg has gone 10-0 against West Charlotte recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The North Mecklenburg Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the West Charlotte Lions at 7:00 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.
North Mecklenburg is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Hopewell just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 6-0 to the Titans. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their matchups with the Titans: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, West Charlotte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Chambers, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Cougars are ranked 238th).
North Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for West Charlotte, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-20-1.
Everything went North Mecklenburg's way against West Charlotte when the teams last played on October 7th, as North Mecklenburg made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Mecklenburg since the squad 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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