There's no place like home for North Buncombe, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Madison Patriots a 2-0 shutout on Thursday. The victory was all the more spectacular given North Buncombe's disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 244th, while Madison is ranked 92nd).
North Buncombe's win bumped their record up to 9-12-1. As for Madison, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 14-1-1.
North Buncombe will head out on the road to challenge Asheville at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Asheville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.3 goals per game this season. As for Madison, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Owen at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Madison's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Owen's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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