Soccer Preview: Draughn vs. Avery County
The Draughn Wildcats are taking a road trip to challenge the Avery County Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Draughn is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Draughn will head out to face Avery County after giving up their first home loss of the season on Wednesday. Draughn lost 9-0 to Owen. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 462nd, while the Warhorses are ranked 156th).
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Avery County was forced to settle for a draw. They and Watauga finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. The Vikings had to tread lightly for part of the contest as three Avery County players were handed yellow cards, which could explain the final result.
Their goal came courtesy of
Kaden Knight, who's now up to eight this season.
Draughn's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. Avery County's draw makes their record 4-1-1 this season.
Draughn suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Avery County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Draughn avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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