Enka is 0-10 against Asheville since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Enka Jets will head out on the road to face off against the Asheville Cougars at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Enka's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against North Buncombe as Enka made off with a 5-0 victory. Give Enka's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last game, Asheville made sure to put some goals up on the board against North Buncombe on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over the Black Hawks. Given Asheville's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while North Buncombe is ranked 244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Asheville's offense was hitting North Buncombe from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Lily Foo led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Enka's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-9-2. As for Asheville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3-2 record this season.
Enka came up short against Asheville in their previous matchup back in April, falling 2-0. Can Enka avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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