Statesville is 2-8 against North Lincoln since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Statesville Greyhounds will head out on the road to square off against the North Lincoln Knights at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Statesville is is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of Foard. While losing is never fun, Statesville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 445th, while Foard is ranked 140th).
Meanwhile, North Lincoln fell victim to Hickory and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-0 to the Red Tornadoes, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. North Lincoln has struggled against Hickory recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Statesville's defeat dropped their record down to 0-11. As for North Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Statesville suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to North Lincoln in their previous matchup last Wednesday. Can Statesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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