The Statesville Greyhounds will stay at home for another game and welcome the Foard Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Statesville's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for six straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Statesville's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against East Lincoln on Monday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 394th, while the Mustangs are ranked 97th).
Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous six contests, Foard brought some dynamite into their most recent game. They walked away with a 4-2 victory over St. Stephens on Thursday. Considering the Tigers' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Statesville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-12-1. As for Foard, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9-3.
Statesville beat Foard by a goal in their previous meeting back in September, winning 1-0. Will Statesville repeat their success, or does Foard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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