The Lake Norman Wildcats will challenge the Sun Valley Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Lake Norman's last three games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, Lake Norman had just enough and edged out Mooresville 3-2. Lake Norman's winning goal came courtesy of Madelynn Campbell.
Despite a strong season so far, Sun Valley has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They came up short against Marvin Ridge on Thursday, falling 4-1. While losing is never fun, Sun Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while Marvin Ridge are ranked fourth).
Lake Norman pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four matchups. As for Sun Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7-2.
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