The Lake Norman Wildcats will venture away from home to square off against the Mooresville Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lake Norman's last five games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lake Norman is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Cox Mill, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Lake Norman was ranked 15th). Lake Norman sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Cox Mill on Tuesday. Danny Chavez had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Wildcats.
Meanwhile, Mooresville waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Wolverines a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Blue Devils were the better team in the second half.
Lake Norman's win bumped their record up to 11-2-1. As for Mooresville, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3-1.
Lake Norman was able to grind out a solid win over Mooresville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Norman since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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