Statesville is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 9-0 to the North Lincoln Knights on Friday. While losing is never fun, Statesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 445th, while North Lincoln is ranked 205th).
Something new happened on Friday as Autumn Lutz saw her first action of the season, playing 30 minutes against Statesville. Lutz made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Statesville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for North Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Statesville will take on St. Stephens at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for North Lincoln, they will head out on the road to square off against West Iredell at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. West Iredell is coming into the match with five straight losses at home, meaning North Lincoln will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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