The St. Stephens Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Lake Norman Charter Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
St. Stephens is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand Atkins a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that St. Stephens have won by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Lake Norman Charter's matchup on Monday was close up to the half, but then they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against West Henderson as they made off with a 5-1 win. Considering Lake Norman Charter have won 18 contests by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit West Henderson with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Madison Buffington (2), Caroline Mercuri (2), and London Stafford.
St. Stephens' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-6-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four games. As for Lake Norman Charter, their victory bumped their record up to 19-2-2.
St. Stephens suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Lake Norman Charter in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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