The Lake Norman Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Butler Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lake Norman's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past West Cabarrus 7-0. The victory continues a trend for Lake Norman in their matchups with West Cabarrus: they've now won eight in a row.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Butler made sure to put some goals up on the board against Queen's Grant on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over the Stallions. Given Butler's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while Queen's Grant are ranked 423rd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Butler has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those five games. As for Lake Norman, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Lake Norman took their win against Butler in their previous matchup back in May of 2018 by a conclusive 4-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wildcats since the squad 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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