Erwin is 1-8-1 against North Buncombe since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Erwin Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the North Buncombe Black Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Neither Erwin nor North Buncombe posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Erwin is headed into Wednesday's following a draw, the team's first since March 11. Neither they nor McDowell could gain the upper hand on Monday so the two teams had to settle for a 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, North Buncombe fell victim to Asheville and their airtight defense on Monday. They lost 9-0 to the Cougars. While losing is never fun, North Buncombe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 244th, while Asheville is ranked 27th).
With that draw, Erwin's record moves to 3-11-4. As for North Buncombe, they dropped their record down to 9-13-1 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Erwin came up short against North Buncombe in their previous matchup back in April, falling 2-0. Can Erwin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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