This marks the first conference test of the year for Avery County, who will get an early look at where they stand against conference company. They will challenge the Madison Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Madison took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Avery County, who comes in off a win.
Avery County proved they can win big with a five-goal victory two weeks ago. Last Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their defense stepped up to hand East Wilkes a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Avery County were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Madison didn't have quite enough to beat CHASE on Monday and fell 2-1. Madison have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Madison's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Avery County, they are now 2-1-1, having gone 2-0-1 since their four-game losing streak ended.
Avery County might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they suffered at the hands of Madison when the teams last played on October 8th. Can the Vikings avenge their defeat, or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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