Soccer Game Preview: North Buncombe vs. Avery County + How To Watch

The North Buncombe Black Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Avery County Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Buncombe's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.

North Buncombe fell victim to Asheville and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They lost 3-0 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, North Buncombe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 265th, while Asheville are ranked 65th).

Meanwhile, Avery County also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Owen on Monday, falling 9-0.

Avery County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for North Buncombe, they now have a losing record of 6-7-2.

Everything went North Buncombe's way against Avery County in their previous meeting back in September, as North Buncombe made off with a 6-1 victory. In that match, the Black Hawks amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.