Soccer Preview: Mountain Heritage vs. Avery County
Mountain Heritage is 1-9 against Avery County since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mountain Heritage Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Avery County Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mountain Heritage will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Owen, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Mountain Heritage came out on top in a nail-biter against Owen on Monday and snuck past 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Mountain Heritage was the better team in the second half.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Kai'ana Stella and
Heidi Hudgins, who scored both of Mountain Heritage's goals. The pair have combined for a total of six so far this season.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Avery County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over North Wilkes. Winning may never get old, but Avery County sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Mountain Heritage's win bumped their record up to 3-6-1. As for Avery County, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Mountain Heritage came up short against Avery County in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-2. Can Mountain Heritage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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