North Mecklenburg hasn't had much luck against Mallard Creek recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Vikings will face off against the Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. North Mecklenburg will be strutting in after a victory while Mallard Creek will be coming in after a loss.
North Mecklenburg will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Wednesday, then bounced right back against Harding University last Thursday. The Vikings came out on top against the Rams by a score of 4-2. North Mecklenburg haven't had any issues with Harding University recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Fatoumata Sylla and Audrey Long scored all four of North Mecklenburg's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Mallard Creek's good fortune finally ran out last Thursday. They lost 8-0 to Hopewell. While losing is never fun, Mallard Creek can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 250th, while Hopewell are ranked 114th).
Mallard Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for North Mecklenburg, their victory bumped their record up to 4-12-1.
North Mecklenburg suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Mallard Creek when the teams last played back in March. Can the Vikings avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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