Soccer Preview: Watauga vs. Alexander Central
Watauga is 8-2 against Alexander Central since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Watauga Pioneers will be staying on the road to face off against the Alexander Central Cougars at 6:00 p.m. Watauga is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season.
Last Thursday, Watauga beat Ashe County 3-1. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Huskies are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Curtis Sevensky and
Alex Aguilar scored all three of Watauga's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Alexander Central won against South Caldwell on Monday with three goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Wednesday. Alexander Central came out on top against South Caldwell by a score of 3-1. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly two goals.
Watauga has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-2 record this season. As for Alexander Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-5.
Watauga skirted past Alexander Central 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Does Watauga have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alexander Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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