NPC is Wildcats' playground

We're at the midway point of the North Piedmont Conference girls soccer season. Surprise, surprise, Lake Norman is leading the league.

The Wildcats, winners of four straight NPC championships, host crosstown rival Mooresville on Wednesday night at 7.

The fifth title isn't far off.

If Lake Norman (10-0-2, 7-0 NPC) beats Mooresville (8-1-3, 5-1-1 NPC), which rides a five-game winning streak into the contest, it's a done deal. Not mathematically, but for all intents and purposes.

Mooresville is one of only two schools in the eight-team conference with a reasonable shot at catching Lake Norman at this point. Northwest Cabarrus (5-1-1 NPC) is the other.

But if the Blue Devils lose, scratch them off. Why? Lake Norman would have to lose twice and tie once in the final six games for Mooresville -- which would have to win out -- just to get a share of the title.

Not happening. The Wildcats haven't lost two games in conference play since the program began in 2003. Lake Norman is 59-1-1 all-time in the NPC.

That's domination.

Go ahead and place the order for the conference championship banner.