The Foard Tigers will face off against the North Lincoln Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Foard is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering East Lincoln just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Mustangs are ranked 96th).
Meanwhile, North Lincoln was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of St. Stephens by a score of 3-2. One thing that sure didn't help the Knights was the trouble they got from the refs, as Edgar Tinajero and Zeph Boyd were both handed red cards.
Luke Kupsco and
Bryson Banister scored both of North Lincoln's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Foard's loss dropped their record down to 6-10-3. As for North Lincoln, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-3.
Foard skirted past North Lincoln 1-0 in their previous matchup back in September. Will Foard repeat their success, or does North Lincoln have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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