Dangerous Texas Forwards at ECNL North Carolina

<p>The ECNL Girls League is set to host its last National Event of the 2024-2025 season this weekend, when teams from all over the country will head to Greensboro, North Carolina.</p>   <p>Set to take place at the Bryan Park Soccer Complex between Friday and Sunday, the ECNL North Carolina will be the 12th national event organized by the league in the season and will reunite 198 teams in the U15, U16 and U17 age groups.</p>   <p>The state of Texas will be represented in the event, with 13 club teams from the Lone Star State making the trip, and we're taking the week leading up to the tournament to highlight some of the top prospects who will be on the field over the weekend. With the event beginning this Friday, it's time to know some of the forwards who can make a difference in Greensboro:</p>    <p class="text-gray-700">Gonzalez is part of the [program_tooltip program_id='283296' first='Classics' last='Elite'] G10 team that will play against GTFC Impact RL, NVA and Cleveland Force SC in the event. A technical and pacey winger, she does a great job of exploring the space out wide, timing her runs extremely well, and consistently offering a passing option to her teammates. Gonzalez can also be dangerous when she brings the ball inside and combines with her teammates, especially considering her superior ability to hit shots from outside the box with power and precision. The winger gets the job done on the defensive side of the game too, dropping back when her team doesn't have the ball and displaying good energy to help recover it.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2025/02/2J4A0034.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-279670"/></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">Garner features for the Sting Royal RL G09 side that is set to play San Diego Surf RL, Tampa Bay United and NC Courage over the weekend in North Carolina. She's a striker, but plays the role with constant movement off the ball and is a handful for opposing defenders. Garner likes to drift wide to have more space on the ball and is very dangerous with her diagonal runs, but she also does a great job of getting into good spots in the penalty box to score goals. Despite not being very tall, she also does great work with her back to the goal, both in terms of feeding her teammates with accurate passes and of making turns on defenders and firing shots with either foot.</p>      <p class="text-gray-700">Mecke will be with [program_tooltip program_id='283296' first='Classics' last='Elite'] G09 in their matches against Portland Thorns, FSA FC and East Meadow SC. A talented attacking player, she can be used more centrally, as the team's main playmaker, or out wide. Mecke is very direct and aggressive on the ball and she uses her dribbling ability to take it forward into the final third, where she can be extremely dangerous with her passing vision and her ability to finish from distance. She is also very effective when playing as a winger, as she's a force in 1v1 plays and can send accurate crosses into the box.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ReaganMecke/status/1830679435416117384 </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">Gonzalez will be an offensive weapon for [program_tooltip program_id='283497' first='Sting' last='Austin'] G08 in their matches against WNY Flash, Rebels SC and Bay Area Surf. A typical striker, she thrives with her positioning inside the box, always finding the ball in great spots to score goals. Gonzalez is a lethal finisher, but is also a valuable asset in the team's chance-creation with her ability to keep opponents in her back while she makes plays. She does an excellent job of turning on defenders in dangerous spots, and also knows how to engage in quick combination plays in the final third, serving as the focal point of her team's offense.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/ZEAGONZALEZecnl/status/1919818831377141791 </div></figure>    <p class="text-gray-700">Ingram and her [program_tooltip program_id='283282' first='Challenge' last='SC'] RL G08 teammates will meet LVU RUSH RL, South Carolina United and Pleasanton Rage during the event in Greensboro. The striker's production will have a major impact on the team's success as she's typically their main scoring option and a big part of their offense. Ingram is a striker, but she moves extremely well in the final third, popping up in great spots and helping the team make plays with her vision and his ability to play first-time passes. She knows her way inside the penalty box and is a very technical finisher, who can score with either foot and is capable of sending the ball into the back of the net even from difficult spots.</p>    <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUDi10O9Xh0 </div></figure>

The ECNL Girls League is set to host its last National Event of the 2024-2025 season this weekend, when teams from all over the country will head to Greensboro, North Carolina.