After four games on the road, East Lincoln is heading back home. They will take on the Statesville Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. East Lincoln is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
On Tuesday, East Lincoln got the win against West Iredell by a conclusive 5-1. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.
East Lincoln hit West Iredell with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Melody Echeverria (2),
Abbie Hege (2), and
Alayna Stoner.
Meanwhile, sadly, Statesville is still looking for their first win of the season after six contests. They fell victim to a rough 9-0 loss at the hands of Hickory on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Statesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 443rd, while Hickory is ranked 36th).
East Lincoln's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those five games. As for Statesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went East Lincoln's way against Statesville when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as East Lincoln made off with a 5-0 win. Will East Lincoln repeat their success, or does Statesville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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