The East Lincoln Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Hopewell Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hopewell will take on a team with plenty of momentum: East Lincoln extended their winning streak to three on Monday. The Mustangs never let Statesville get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The final result isn't all the surprising considering East Lincoln's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Statesville are ranked 494th).
East Lincoln's offense was hitting Statesville from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Lizzy Davis led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Hopewell waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over the Cougars. Hopewell's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
East Lincoln pushed their record up to 17-1-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those eight contests. As for Hopewell, their win bumped their record up to 13-5-2.
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