Owen is 9-1 against Avery County since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Owen Warhorses are taking a road trip to challenge the Avery County Vikings at 1:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Owen sitting on five straight wins and Avery County on four.
Owen's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over NCSSM: Morganton. The Warhorses might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by seven goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting NCSSM: Morganton from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Davis Kendall led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Avery County and Madison met for a duel on Monday where Avery County prevailed. Avery County walked away with a 3-1 victory over Madison. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of six yellow cards before it was all over.
Owen's win bumped their record up to 5-1-2. As for Avery County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-1-1 record this season.
Everything went Owen's way against Avery County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Owen made off with a 5-0 victory. Does Owen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Avery County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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