On Thursday East Lincoln will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will challenge the North Lincoln Knights at 6:30 p.m. East Lincoln is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.5 goals per game this season.
Last Wednesday, East Lincoln had just enough and edged North Iredell out 2-1.
Carter King was the driving force of East Lincoln's attack as he scored both of East Lincoln's goals, bringing his season total up to 11 goals.
Meanwhile, North Lincoln's match on Wednesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against Statesville as North Lincoln made off with a 4-1 win. Considering the Knights have won five games by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
East Lincoln pushed their record up to 10-1-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for North Lincoln, they now have a winning record of 6-5-3.
Everything went East Lincoln's way against North Lincoln in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as East Lincoln made off with a 4-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Lincoln 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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