Soccer Preview: Watauga vs. Mallard Creek
Watauga has been away from home for three games now, but on Tuesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Mallard Creek Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Watauga is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Avery County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. The result kept the Pioneers happy, as they haven't lost a game since August 30th.
Meanwhile, Mallard Creek came up short against Olympic on Tuesday and fell 3-1. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: the Mavericks' Luis Leon and the Trojans' Samuel Morales and Pedro Rodriguez were all carded.
Mallard Creek's goal came courtesy of
Samuel Nannini, which was the first he's scored this season.
Watauga's draw gives them a new season record of 8-1-2. As for Mallard Creek, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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