The Madison Patriots and the Avery County Vikings are set to duel on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Avery County better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Madison really get things going. Madison never let Mountain Heritage onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Saturday. The Patriots had to overcome some adversity as three Madison players were handed red cards.
They hit Mountain Heritage with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Erick Morales,
Kyle Bowles, and
Avery Holland.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Avery County). They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Mountain Heritage last Saturday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Cougars are ranked 436th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Madison is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6-2 record this season. As for Avery County, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1-1.
Madison came up short against Avery County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Madison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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