The Shelby Golden Lions will head out on the road to square off against the East Gaston Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After failing to score in their last matchup, Shelby made sure to put some goals up on the board against Cherryville on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Ironmen a 4-0 shutout. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Shelby's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Stella Martin and
Karen Juarez Mijangos, who scored all four of Shelby's goals. Those were goals were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, East Gaston entered their tilt with Newton-Conover with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over the Red Devils. East Gaston might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by three goals or more this season.
Shelby made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3-1. As for East Gaston, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
Shelby came up short against East Gaston in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 4-2. Can Shelby avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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