North Mecklenburg is on a four-game streak of home losses, Harding University a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The North Mecklenburg Vikings will take on the Harding University Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
North Mecklenburg is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Hough on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 9-0 loss at the hands of the Huskies. While losing is never fun, North Mecklenburg can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 380th, while Hough is ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, Harding University fell victim to Hopewell and their airtight defense on Tuesday. Their rough 9-0 defeat to the Titans might stick with them for a while.
North Mecklenburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Harding University, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Everything went North Mecklenburg's way against Harding University in their previous meeting back in March as North Mecklenburg made off with a 4-1 win. Will North Mecklenburg repeat their success, or does Harding University have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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