Tuscola pushed their score to four the last time they played North Buncombe, but on Wednesday they couldn't quite do it again. The Tuscola Mountaineers never let the North Buncombe Black Hawks onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. Given the Mountaineers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 138th, while the Black Hawks are ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stonewall Strickland and
Bryce Ferguson scored both of Tuscola's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 11 goals.
Tuscola pushed their record up to 5-4 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for North Buncombe, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.
Tuscola will challenge Franklin at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for North Buncombe, they will head out on the road to square off against A.C. Reynolds at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. A.C. Reynolds is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
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