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| 10/08/24 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 09/17/24 - Away | 2-0 W |
| 10/11/23 - Away | 0-1 L |
| 09/19/23 - Home | 0-1 L |
| 10/11/22 - Home | 1-3 L |
| + 5 more games |
Butler and East Mecklenburg are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long. The Bulldogs will square off against the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Butler's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Butler lost 8-1 to Garinger on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Butler can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 240th, while Garinger are ranked 40th).
Butler's goal came courtesy of Matheus Albino, which was the first he's scored this season.
Meanwhile, East Mecklenburg fell victim to South Mecklenburg and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sabres. East Mecklenburg haven't had much luck with South Mecklenburg recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Butler's loss dropped their record down to 3-8-2. As for East Mecklenburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-1.
Butler came out on top in a nail-biter against East Mecklenburg in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs 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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