Soccer Game Preview: McDowell vs. St. Stephens + How To Watch

By Team Reports Sep 30, 2025, 2:46am

Soccer Preview: McDowell vs. St. Stephens

HOW TO WATCH: This match can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the NC High School Athletic Assn. (NCHSAA) & McDowell High School. Watch Full Replay

McDowell is 1-7 against St. Stephens since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Titans will welcome the Indians at 6:30 p.m.

McDowell fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Alexander Central on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, McDowell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 200th, while Alexander Central are ranked 97th).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Stephens). Their defense stepped up to hand Freedom a 3-0 shutout on Monday.

St. Stephens' first win this season bumped their record up to 1-10-1. As for McDowell, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3-3.

McDowell came up short against St. Stephens in their previous meeting back in February of 2021, falling 3-1. Will the Titans 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.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

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