Madison has been away from home for six games now, but on Wednesday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the Avery County Vikings at 6:45 p.m.
On Monday, Madison didn't have quite enough to beat Draughn and fell 5-4.
Meanwhile, Avery County hasn't lost a match since August 29th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Thursday. They had just enough and edged NCSSM: Morganton out 2-1. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Dragons are ranked 341st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cain Hart and
Kaden Knight scored both of Avery County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Madison's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5-2. As for Avery County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-1-1 record this season.
Madison came up short against Avery County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Madison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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