Soccer Preview: Erwin vs. Asheville
Erwin is 0-10 against Asheville since September of 2019 but things could change on Wednesday. The Erwin Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Asheville Cougars at 6:45 p.m.
Erwin's offense might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Enka on Monday. They came up short against the Jets, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Jets are ranked 12th).
Meanwhile, Asheville had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 goals), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They never let the Indians onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won seven matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit St. Stephens with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Shep Goldstein (2),
Tucker Ramey, and
Paul Danko.
Erwin now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Asheville, they pushed their record up to 9-1-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Erwin might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Asheville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Erwin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
