Watauga is 10-0 against Freedom since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Watauga Pioneers will look to defend their home pitch against the Freedom Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Watauga is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Hibriten, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Watauga was ranked 22nd). Watauga and Hibriten finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw. There's a chance things could've gone differently had Watauga not been charged with a red card from Samantha Bertrand.
Watauga's goal came courtesy of
Georgia Parker, who's now up to seven this season.
Meanwhile, Freedom had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Their defense stepped up to hand Ashe County a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Watauga's draw gives them a new season record of 9-1-1. As for Freedom, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Watauga took their victory against Freedom in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. Will Watauga repeat their success, or does Freedom have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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