Avery County is on a four-game streak of home losses, and Mitchell a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The Avery County Vikings will be playing at home against the Mitchell Mountaineers at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Avery County fell victim to Owen and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warhorses. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Avery County haven't been shut out since back in February.
Meanwhile, Mitchell also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against NCSSM: Morganton on Wednesday, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Mitchell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 536th, while NCSSM: Morganton are ranked 220th).
Mitchell's loss dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Avery County, they now have a losing record of 7-8-2.
Avery County took their win against Mitchell in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 5-0 score. Will the Vikings repeat their success, or do the Mountaineers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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