On Wednesday Asheboro will have to hit the road after six straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Oak Grove Grizzlies at 6:30 p.m. One thing working in Asheboro's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last five matchups.
On Monday, everything went Asheboro's way against Providence Grove as Asheboro made off with a 9-1 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.
Asheboro's offense was hitting Providence Grove from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Omar Alvarez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 5-1 to Hibriten. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Panthers are ranked 82nd).
Asheboro pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Oak Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Asheboro took their win against Oak Grove when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 5-2. In that match, Asheboro amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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