The Mooresville Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Davie County War Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mooresville will be strutting in after a victory while Davie County will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Mooresville needed a bit of extra time to put away Statesville. They had just enough and edged out the Greyhounds 3-2. Given Mooresville's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while Statesville are ranked 248th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Payton Popp and Del'Piero Morales scored all three of Mooresville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 15 goals.
Meanwhile, Davie County has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 9. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake Norman last Thursday.
Mooresville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those nine contests. As for Davie County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8-3.
Everything went Mooresville's way against Davie County in their previous meeting back in September, as Mooresville made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the team 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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