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| 04/08/25 - Away | 1-2 L |
| 05/03/24 - Away | 0-1 L |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 1-1 T |
| 05/08/23 - Home | 2-1 W |
| 04/21/23 - Away | 0-0 T |
| + 5 more games |
Watauga and Hibriten are an even 3-3-4 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Pioneers will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the Panthers at 6:00 p.m.
Watauga is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Alexander Central on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 1-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Watauga haven't been shut out since back in February.
Meanwhile, Hibriten came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 3-1. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Hibriten's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Ashe County are ranked 211th).
Hibriten hit Ashe County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Addison Brookshire, Amelia McCarty, and Bella Hawkins.
Hibriten pushed their record up to 12-4-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three games. As for Watauga, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-5-1.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
