The Newton-Conover Red Devils will head out on the road to take on the East Lincoln Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Lincoln will be up against a hot Newton-Conover squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. The Red Devils' defense stepped up to hand Maiden a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Newton-Conover's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Maiden are ranked 458th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Lincoln). They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over Maiden on Tuesday. The high-scoring effort was just what East Lincoln needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.
Newton-Conover's win bumped their record up to 16-1-2. As for East Lincoln, their victory bumped their record up to 12-4.
Newton-Conover was able to grind out a solid win over East Lincoln in their previous matchup back in September, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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