The North Mecklenburg Vikings will head out to take on the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mallard Creek took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on North Mecklenburg, who comes in off a win.
North Mecklenburg will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Harding University on Monday. North Mecklenburg blew past Harding University 8-1. With the Vikings ahead 5-1 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Their offense was hitting Harding University from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Cristian Hernandez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Mallard Creek was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They fell just short of Hopewell by a score of 1-0. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while the Titans are ranked 75th).
North Mecklenburg's victory bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Mallard Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-10.
North Mecklenburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Mallard Creek in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Mecklenburg 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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