Palisades hasn't had much luck against South Mecklenburg recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Palisades Pumas will host the South Mecklenburg Sabres at 7:00 p.m.
Palisades is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Myers Park on Wednesday. They lost 5-0 to the Mustangs. While the Pumas didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, South Mecklenburg waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Cardinals onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Given the Sabres' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Cardinals are ranked 418th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palisades' defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for South Mecklenburg, their win bumped their record up to 7-2-2.
Palisades came up short against South Mecklenburg when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Palisades avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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