Soccer Preview: West Henderson vs. Asheville
West Henderson is 0-10 against Asheville since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Henderson Falcons will be playing at home against the Asheville Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Asheville is hoping to do on Friday what Pisgah couldn't on Monday: put an end to West Henderson's winning streak, which now stands at 17 games. West Henderson never let Pisgah onto the board and left with a 9-0 win. West Henderson's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four games.
Their offense was hitting Pisgah from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Marianne Maxon led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Asheville made easy work of McDowell on Wednesday and carried off a 9-0 victory. Given Asheville's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while McDowell is ranked 347th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Henderson's win was their tenth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-0. As for Asheville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-2 record this season.
West Henderson came up short against Asheville when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 2-0. Will West Henderson have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
