Enka hasn't had much luck against Asheville recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Jets will welcome the Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
Enka is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against North Buncombe on Wednesday. The Jets fell just short of the Black Hawks by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, Enka's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Asheville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They never let the Black Hawks get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Asheville, who have now won eight contests by four goals or more so far this season.
Asheville's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those three games. As for Enka, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Enka might still be hurting after the 5-1 loss they got from Asheville when the teams last played back in April. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Jets were down 3-0.
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