Watauga has been on the road for four straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will host the Mount Tabor Spartans at 2:00 p.m.
Watauga is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Cox Mill, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Watauga was ranked 25th). Watauga fell just short of Cox Mill by a score of 3-2 on Thursday. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Pioneers couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Mount Tabor kept a clean sheet against Davie on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over the War Eagles. Considering the Spartans have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Watauga's loss dropped their record down to 8-2-2. As for Mount Tabor, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Everything went Watauga's way against Mount Tabor in their previous meeting back in March of 2021 as Watauga made off with a 5-1 win. Will Watauga repeat their success, or does Mount Tabor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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