North Lincoln is on a five-game streak of home losses, Statesville a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Monday. The North Lincoln Knights will square off against the Statesville Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
North Lincoln is coming into the game fresh off a high-scoring shootout with East Lincoln that saw the pair combine for 15 shots on goal. North Lincoln came up short against East Lincoln on Wednesday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 302nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 78th).
Meanwhile, Statesville came up short against Hickory on Wednesday and fell 3-1.
Statesville's goal came courtesy of
Esteban Londono, who's now up to three this season.
North Lincoln's loss dropped their record down to 6-12-3. As for Statesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17-1.
Everything went North Lincoln's way against Statesville in their previous meeting on October 2nd, as North Lincoln made off with a 4-1 victory. Does North Lincoln have another victory up their sleeve, or will Statesville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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