A classic East v. West matchup is on the schedule. The West Charlotte Lions will head out to face off against the East Mecklenburg Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West Charlotte has given up an average of 3.1 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
West Charlotte came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Sun Valley, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, West Charlotte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 431st, while Sun Valley are ranked 198th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Mecklenburg, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Butler 2-1. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Nahun Paz Puerto was handed one for East Mecklenburg, while Butler got theirs courtesy of Elijah Azatassou.
Jamie Mellon and Kayky Neves scored both of East Mecklenburg's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
East Mecklenburg now has a winning record of 8-7-1. As for West Charlotte, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10-3.
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