Watauga came tearing into Thursday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Ashe County Huskies. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Huskies are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Watauga hit Ashe County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Gavin Lipinski,
Quincy Honeycutt, and
Ben Myers.
Watauga is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3-2 record this season. As for Ashe County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Watauga will stay at home for another game and welcome South Caldwell at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Watauga is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.8 goals per game this season. As for Ashe County, they will face off against Alexander Central at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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