North Buncombe is 1-8-1 against Asheville since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Black Hawks will welcome the Cougars at 6:45 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, North Buncombe turned things around against T.C. Roberson on Wednesday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Cristobal Drago was handed one for North Buncombe, while T.C. Roberson got theirs courtesy of Grayson Ruffin.
North Buncombe's goal came courtesy of Drago, who's now up to 15 this season.
Meanwhile, Asheville fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Enka on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jets by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Asheville have lost by just one goal.
Asheville's loss dropped their record down to 9-5-1. North Buncombe's draw gives them a new season record of 6-6-2.
North Buncombe came up short against Asheville in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 4-2. Will the Black Hawks have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other soccer content.
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