Soccer Preview: Asheboro vs. Oak Grove
Asheboro is 7-0 against Oak Grove since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Asheboro Blue Comets will look to defend their home pitch against the Oak Grove Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Asheboro has 11 straight wins, Oak Grove has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Asheboro sidestepped Montgomery Central for a 3-2 victory. Even though the Blue Comets got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Braulio Gutierrez was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Cam Letterlough and
Alexander Diaz scored all three of Asheboro's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 49 goals.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Central Davidson on Wednesday and fell 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Grizzlies have lost by just one goal.
Asheboro's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Oak Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything went Asheboro's way against Oak Grove in their previous meeting back in September, as Asheboro made off with a 9-2 victory. Will Asheboro repeat their success, or does Oak Grove have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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