Ashe County hasn't had much luck against Watauga recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Huskies will challenge the Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. Ashe County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.7 goals per game this season.
Ashe County proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by three) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against South Caldwell, sneaking past 2-1. The win continues a trend for Ashe County in their matchups with South Caldwell: they've now won five in a row.
Takala Barnes and Keara Stafford scored both of Ashe County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Watauga made sure to put some goals up on the board against Freedom on Monday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Patriots an 8-0 shutout. Given Watauga's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 130th, while Freedom are ranked 342nd) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Watauga is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those six games. As for Ashe County, their record now sits at 6-2-1.
Ashe County might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Watauga in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Huskies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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