East Mecklenburg is 1-9 against Independence since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The East Mecklenburg Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Independence Patriots at 6:00 p.m. East Mecklenburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, East Mecklenburg kept a clean sheet against Forestview. They came out on top against the Jaguars by a score of 2-0. The win was just what East Mecklenburg needed coming off of a 6-0 loss in their prior match.
Brandy Sanchez was the driving force of East Mecklenburg's attack as she scored both of East Mecklenburg's goals. With that big game she's now up to four goals this season.
Meanwhile, Independence's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 2-0 to Providence. Independence has struggled against Providence recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
East Mecklenburg now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Independence, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3-2.
East Mecklenburg suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Independence in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point East Mecklenburg was down 3-0.
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