The Asheboro Blue Comets are taking a road trip to face off against the East Davidson Golden Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Asheboro has four straight victories, East Davidson has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
If East Davidson heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Asheboro took over last week. Asheboro never let Richmond get on the board and left with a 1-0 win on Wednesday. The Blue Comets' winning goal came courtesy of Jaira Arellano.
Meanwhile, East Davidson lost 7-3 to Providence Grove on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Golden Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Patriots are ranked 60th).
Asheboro's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matches. As for East Davidson, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Asheboro might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from East Davidson in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Asheboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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