North Buncombe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 8-1 to the Asheville Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Black Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Cougars are ranked 35th).
North Buncombe's goal came courtesy of
Cristobal Drago, who's now up to eight this season.
North Buncombe's loss dropped their record down to 4-10-2. As for Asheville, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-2-1.
North Buncombe will head out to take on Erwin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Erwin is coming into the game with three straight defeats at home, meaning North Buncombe will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Asheville, they will challenge T.C. Roberson at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Asheville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.8 goals per game this season.
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