Soccer Game Preview: Asheville vs. Marvin Ridge

Cougars

Goals

05/13/25 vs Davie	2
05/07/25 @ Enka	3
05/05/25 @ North Buncombe	8
04/30/25 vs McDowell	9
04/28/25 vs T.C. Roberson	2
+ 14 more games

Asheville is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Marvin Ridge is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cougars will welcome the Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Asheville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5 goals per game this season.

Asheville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Davie get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Give Asheville's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.

Josie L'eglise and Addie Case scored both of Asheville's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.

Meanwhile, Marvin Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Grimsley on Tuesday, taking the game 2-0. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Marvin Ridge's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while Grimsley are ranked 76th).

Asheville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up four goals over those ten games. As for Marvin Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 12-2-6.