West Mecklenburg is 1-8 against Hopewell since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The West Mecklenburg Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Hopewell Titans at 5:30 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
West Mecklenburg is headed into Wednesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Monday. They came up short against North Mecklenburg, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, Hopewell came tearing into Monday's matchup with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Cougars onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The Titans' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last seven contests.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Ethan Covaci, who's now up to six this season.
West Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 0-10-1. As for Hopewell, they pushed their record up to 16-1-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
West Mecklenburg suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Hopewell in their previous meeting on October 2nd. Can West Mecklenburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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