After three games on the road, Asheville is heading back home. They will take on the North Buncombe Black Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Asheville's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They had just enough and edged West Henderson out 1-0. Asheville wouldn't have won without Lily Foo, who scored the game-winner.
Asheville used a slightly different lineup for their bout with West Henderson. Mary Tax played for 80 minutes having averaged 55.6 this season and Foo got 89 vs. an average of 58.8. Foo made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal. A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, North Buncombe was able to grind out a solid victory over Madison on Thursday, taking the game 2-0. The win was all the more spectacular given North Buncombe's disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while Madison is ranked 75th).
Asheville is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-2 record this season. As for North Buncombe, their victory bumped their record up to 9-12-1.
Asheville took their win against North Buncombe in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 9-0. Will Asheville repeat their success, or does North Buncombe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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