North Mecklenburg is 2-8 against Mallard Creek since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Mecklenburg Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
North Mecklenburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Harding University a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Rams recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
North Mecklenburg's one-goal win came courtesy of Fatima Sylla, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Mallard Creek fell victim to Hopewell and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Titans, falling 4-0. The Mavericks haven't had much luck with the Titans recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Mallard Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for North Mecklenburg, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7-1.
North Mecklenburg suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Mallard Creek in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can North Mecklenburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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