The East Rowan Mustangs will venture away from home to take on the Mount Pleasant Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East Rowan has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Mount Pleasant will arrive with three straight wins.
East Rowan fell victim to Lake Norman Charter and their airtight defense on Thursday. They lost 11-0 to the Knights. While losing is never fun, East Rowan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 445th, while Lake Norman Charter are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, Mount Pleasant beat North Stanly 3-1 on Thursday.
Mount Pleasant's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those three games. As for East Rowan, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
East Rowan couldn't quite get it done against Mount Pleasant when the teams last played back in February as they fell 2-0. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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