Avery County is 0-6 against Watauga since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Avery County Vikings will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Watauga Pioneers at 7:30 p.m.
Avery County is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They fell just short of Cherryville by a score of 20-18 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Watauga got themselves on the board against T.C. Roberson on Friday, but T.C. Roberson never followed suit. They took down the Rams 14-0.
Avery County took a serious blow against Watauga in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 55-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Watauga's Maddox Greene, who threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes, and also rushed for 51 yards on only six carries. Now that Avery County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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