Soccer Preview: Providence vs. East Mecklenburg
Providence is 10-0 against East Mecklenburg since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Providence Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the East Mecklenburg Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Providence is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
Providence can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Garinger. Given Providence's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 48th, while Garinger is ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Providence's offense was hitting Garinger from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Bella Dragone led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, East Mecklenburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Charlotte Catholic.
Providence has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. As for East Mecklenburg, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Providence took their win against East Mecklenburg in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Providence 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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