Soccer Game Preview: Swain County vs. Asheville School (Independent)

The Swain County Maroon Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Asheville School (Independent) Blues at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Swain County has five straight wins, Asheville School (Independent) has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.

Swain County had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the nine-goal drubbing they dealt Blue Ridge Early College on Tuesday. Swain County put the hurt on Blue Ridge Early College with a sharp 10-1 victory. Swain County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by three goals or more this season.

Their offense was hitting Blue Ridge Early College from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Mya Burrows-Kurr led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.

Meanwhile, Asheville School (Independent) fell victim to Carmel Christian and their airtight defense on Saturday. They came up short against the Cougars, falling 3-0. That's two games in a row now that Asheville School (Independent) have lost by exactly three goals.

Swain County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three contests. As for Asheville School (Independent), their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.