The Draughn Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Mountain Heritage Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Draughn came up short against NCSSM: Morganton and fell 3-1. Draughn has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Mountain Heritage was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They lost 6-1 to Madison. While losing is never fun, Mountain Heritage can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 354th, while Madison is ranked 75th).
Mountain Heritage's goal came courtesy of
Kai'Ana Stella, who's now up to seven this season.
Draughn's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6-2. As for Mountain Heritage, they dropped their record down to 4-8-1 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Everything went Draughn's way against Mountain Heritage when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Draughn made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Draughn since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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