Soccer Game Preview: Smoky Mountain vs. North Henderson

The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will challenge the North Henderson Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Smoky Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.2 goals per game this season.

Smoky Mountain took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over East Henderson. Smoky Mountain haven't had any issues with East Henderson recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.

Smoky Mountain hit East Henderson with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Angela Gonzalez, Gabriella Rosas, and Macy Craft.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, North Henderson was not quite Hendersonville's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They came up short against the Bearcats, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, North Henderson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 334th, while Hendersonville are ranked 78th).

North Henderson's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Smoky Mountain, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4.

Smoky Mountain took their win against North Henderson in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 7-1 score. In that matchup, the Mustangs amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.