The St. Stephens Indians are taking a road trip to face off against the Statesville Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
St. Stephens came up short against East Lincoln on Wednesday, falling 4-1. One thing that didn't help the Indians' chances was the red card they were dealt courtesy of Nicholas Oberhofer.
St. Stephens' goal came courtesy of
Pedro Gonzalez, who's now up to three this season.
Meanwhile, Statesville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Iredell. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 417th, while the Raiders are ranked 96th).
St. Stephens has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11-2 record this season. As for Statesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15-1.
St. Stephens skirted past Statesville 2-1 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Stephens 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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