The Ledford Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the East Lincoln Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ledford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Ledford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They won by a goal and slipped past Montgomery Central 2-1. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Timberwolves are ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valentino Ontiveros and
Emanuel Galindo scored both of Ledford's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 44 goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Lincoln, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Huss with a sharp 9-0 win on Saturday. Considering the Mustangs have won 14 contests by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Something new happened on Saturday as Nate Mackel saw his first action of the season, playing one minutes against Huss. Mackel made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
East Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up seven goals over those 17 matchups. As for Ledford, they pushed their record up to 13-7-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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