The Hendersonville Bearcats will venture away from home to challenge the Avery County Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hendersonville has three straight wins, Avery County has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Hendersonville's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed past Owen to the tune of 40-0. The Bearcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 27 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Avery County played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 57-7 loss at the hands of Mountain Heritage. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 388th, while the Cougars are ranked 73rd).
Avery County's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Hendersonville, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Hendersonville against Avery County in their previous meeting back in October of 2016, as the squad secured a 66-6 win. In that matchup, the Bearcats amassed a halftime lead of 52-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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