McDowell has been on a difficult stretch since their win on March 21. They lost 9-0 to the Asheville Cougars on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, McDowell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 344th, while Asheville is ranked 27th).
McDowell's loss dropped their record down to 2-12-3. As for Asheville, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-2 record this season.
McDowell will look to defend their home pitch on Monday against Erwin at 6:00 p.m. Erwin is coming into the matchup with six straight defeats on the road, meaning McDowell will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory. As for Asheville, they will challenge West Henderson at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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