East Mecklenburg is 8-2 against Rocky River since September of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The East Mecklenburg Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Rocky River Ravens at 7:00 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.
Rocky River will have to contend with a East Mecklenburg team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen since September 10. East Mecklenburg fell just short of Providence by a score of 1-0 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 210th, while the Panthers are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Rocky River was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 9-0 to Garinger.
East Mecklenburg's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8-2. As for Rocky River, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went East Mecklenburg's way against Rocky River in their previous matchup back in September, as East Mecklenburg made off with a 6-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Mecklenburg 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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