East Mecklenburg is 1-7 against Charlotte Catholic since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The East Mecklenburg Eagles will challenge the Charlotte Catholic Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Mecklenburg took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Independence by a score of 3-1.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Catholic had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 5-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Butler with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
William Bumgarner (2),
Preston Potter,
Braden Mathis, and
Keane LoCascio.
East Mecklenburg's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10-2. As for Charlotte Catholic, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
East Mecklenburg came up short against Charlotte Catholic in their previous meeting back in September, falling 2-0. Can East Mecklenburg avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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