Freedom is 0-10 against Watauga since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Freedom Patriots will be playing at home against the Watauga Pioneers at 5:00 p.m. Neither Freedom nor Watauga posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Freedom's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Ashe County 1-0. Freedom wouldn't have won without Gianny Regino, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Watauga faced Hibriten in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Watauga fell just short of Hibriten by a score of 1-0. Watauga's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Freedom's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-9. As for Watauga, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-2-1.
Freedom suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Watauga when the teams last played back in April. Will Freedom have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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