The Mid-Carolina Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the North Central Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Central took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Mid-Carolina, who comes in off a win.
Mid-Carolina's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Fairfield Central with a sharp 13-0 win. Mid-Carolina might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by four goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Fairfield Central from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Daniella Vazquez-Diaz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, North Central was a bit more limited in their game two weeks ago. They came up short against York Prep, falling 5-0. The defeat continues a trend for North Central in their meetings with York Prep: they've now lost six in a row.
Mid-Carolina has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 49 goals over those six matches. As for North Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything went Mid-Carolina's way against North Central in their previous matchup back in March, as Mid-Carolina made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rebels 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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