The West Mecklenburg Hawks will be defending their home-pitch for the first time this season they go up against the West Charlotte Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
West Mecklenburg is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They lost 8-0 to Chambers on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost nine in a row.
Meanwhile, West Charlotte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Palisades, falling 10-1. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 544th, while the Pumas are ranked 120th).
West Charlotte's goal came courtesy of
Joel Mason, which was the first he's scored this season.
West Mecklenburg was able to grind out a solid win over West Charlotte in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 7-5. Does West Mecklenburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Charlotte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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