The Northside - Jacksonville Monarchs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the South Lenoir Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m.
Northside - Jacksonville's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Jacksonville on Tuesday. They came up short against the Cardinals, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Cardinals are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in August, South Lenoir was forced to settle for a draw last Monday. Neither they nor North Lenoir could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw. The Blue Devils had to tread lightly for part of the contest as Pablo Garcia and Yeshua Gonzalez were both handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Ulises Carrizales and Gonzalez scored both of South Lenoir's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 36 goals.
Northside - Jacksonville has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11-2 record this season. With that draw, South Lenoir's record moves to 10-10-2.
Northside - Jacksonville took their win against South Lenoir in their previous meeting back in September of 2016 by a conclusive 7-1. In that game, Northside - Jacksonville amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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