The Watauga Pioneers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Avery County Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Watauga's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They came out on top against T.C. Roberson by a score of 2-0. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Rams are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, on WednesdayAshe County kept up with Avery County until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Avery County put the hurt on Ashe County with a sharp 3-0 win. Considering the Vikings have won three contests by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaden Knight and
Aiden Hart scored all three of Avery County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Watauga's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1-1. As for Avery County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Watauga beat Avery County 2-0 in their previous meeting back in September of 2017. The rematch might be a little tougher for Watauga since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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