The Hough Huskies will take on the Asheville Cougars on Tuesday. Hough is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
Hough is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Hopewell. The Huskies wouldn't have won without Antonio Suarez, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Asheville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top against R.J. Reynolds by a score of 3-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.
Asheville pushed their record up to 16-3-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those eight games. As for Hough, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7-3 record this season.
Hough might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Asheville in their previous matchup back in August of 2018. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hough was down 4-0.
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