Soccer Recap: Tough Loss for Avery County + How To Watch

Avery County 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 the Polk County Wolverines, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Avery County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 526th, while Polk County are ranked 146th).

Avery County has now lost 17 of their last 18 games at home. That's part of the reason why they have a 4-10-1 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 2-1-1 Owen (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 78.4% over those games). As for Polk County, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-3-1.

Coming up, Avery County will take on Cherryville at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Polk County, they will challenge Hendersonville at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.