The Hough Huskies will head out to challenge the South Mecklenburg Sabres at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Hough's offense. They fell just short of Garinger by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. The shutout was out of character for Hough seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, South Mecklenburg made sure to put some goals up on the board against West Mecklenburg on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Hawks a 9-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for South Mecklenburg, who have now won seven matches by four goals or more so far this season.
South Mecklenburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five matchups. As for Hough, their loss ended a three-match streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-5-3.
Hough came up short against South Mecklenburg in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can the Huskies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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