The Asheboro Blue Comets will face off against the Eastern Randolph Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
While Asheboro's victory against Montgomery Central wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Blue Comets' defense stepped up to hand the Timberwolves a 1-0 shutout last Monday. Asheboro haven't had any issues with Montgomery Central recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Asheboro's one-goal win came courtesy of Jaira Arellano, who's now up to 16 this season.
Meanwhile, Eastern Randolph was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Wheatmore, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Eastern Randolph can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 450th, while Wheatmore are ranked 141st).
Asheboro's victory bumped their record up to 10-5. As for Eastern Randolph, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11-2.
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