The East Lincoln Mustangs will challenge the Asheboro Blue Comets at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
East Lincoln is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Hibriten a 5-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for the Mustangs as they're now sitting on three straight.
Their offense was hitting Hibriten from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Meanwhile, Asheboro waltzed into their contest on Thursday with 20 straight wins... but they left with 21. They put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 4-0 win. Given the Blue Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Bears are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Lincoln has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up eight goals over those 19 matches. As for Asheboro, their victory was their 15th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-2.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
