East Lincoln has gone 6-0 against Statesville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The East Lincoln Mustangs will head out to take on the Statesville Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. East Lincoln is coming into the contest hot, having won their last seven games.
East Lincoln's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over North Lincoln. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Knights are ranked 227th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Statesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 4-1 to North Lincoln. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Greyhounds struggled afterwards.
Their goal came courtesy of
Drake Vang, who's now up to two this season.
East Lincoln has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-1-2 record this season. As for Statesville, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11-1.
East Lincoln took their win against Statesville in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Lincoln 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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