Soccer Preview: Asheville vs. Enka
Asheville has gone 9-0-1 against Enka recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Asheville Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Enka Jets at 6:00 p.m. Asheville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.1 goals per game this season.
Enka is hoping to do what T.C. Roberson couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Asheville's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Asheville came out on top against T.C. Roberson by a score of 3-1. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Rams are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alex Litzenberger and
Shep Goldstein scored all three of Asheville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 49 goals.
Meanwhile, Enka's undefeated season came to an end after 16 games on Thursday. They lost 4-1 to A.C. Reynolds. The Jets were red-hot offensively headed into the contest (they scored no less than four goals in the three matchups prior) but the Rockets' defense proved too tough.
Asheville pushed their record up to 15-2-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Enka, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 16-1.
Asheville beat Enka 2-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Asheville since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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