Bandys is 2-8 against Lincolnton since September of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Bandys Trojans will head out to challenge the Lincolnton Wolves at 5:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Bandys sitting on four straight victories and Lincolnton on five.
Bandys' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past East Burke 5-0. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 514th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lincolnton didn't have done well against Newton-Conover recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. Lincolnton had just enough and edged Newton-Conover out 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Wolves were the better team in the second half.
Axel Delgado-Nino and
Luis Salas-Torres scored both of Lincolnton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
Bandys' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3-1. As for Lincolnton, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3-1.
Bandys suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Lincolnton when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Bandys avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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