The Mountain Island Charter Raptors will take on the Queen's Grant Stallions at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Mountain Island Charter is headed into Wednesday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of NCSSM: Morganton. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Mountain Island Charter couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Queen's Grant fell victim to Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Gryphons, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, Queen's Grant can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 369th, while Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy are ranked 97th).
Mountain Island Charter's loss dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Queen's Grant, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
Mountain Island Charter took their win against Queen's Grant in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 4-1 score. Will the Raptors repeat their success, or do the Stallions have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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