West Iredell hasn't had much luck against East Lincoln recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Iredell's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Maiden 6-0. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for West Iredell considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Their offense was hitting Maiden from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Chris Mayo led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, East Lincoln had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Bears. Given East Lincoln's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Bunker Hill are ranked 286th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Lincoln's victory bumped their record up to 15-4-1. As for West Iredell, their win bumped their record up to 3-11-4.
West Iredell might still be hurting after the 5-1 loss they got from East Lincoln in their previous matchup back in September. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Warriors were down 5-1.
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