Soccer Preview: South Mecklenburg vs. Myers Park
The South Mecklenburg Sabres will head out on the road to square off against the Myers Park Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
South Mecklenburg took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Ballantyne Ridge as South Mecklenburg made off with an 8-1 win. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Wolves are ranked 367th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Myers Park hasn't lost a match yet, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Berry an 11-0 shutout. Beni Sibu was a massive factor in the win as he booted in four goals all by himself.
South Mecklenburg's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4-2. As for Myers Park, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-0-2 record this season.
South Mecklenburg came up short against Myers Park when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can South Mecklenburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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