Providence has gone 9-0-1 against East Mecklenburg recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Providence Panthers will host the East Mecklenburg Eagles 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.
Providence is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Garinger just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 4-1 to the Wildcats. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for East Mecklenburg's offense. They fell 2-0 to Charlotte Catholic on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 195th, while the Cougars are ranked 32nd).
Providence's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7-1. As for East Mecklenburg, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11-2.
Providence came out on top in a nail-biter against East Mecklenburg in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 1-0. Will Providence repeat their success, or does East Mecklenburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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