Soccer Preview: Lebanon vs. Stewarts Creek
Lebanon hasn't had much luck against Stewarts Creek recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Lebanon Blue Devils will be staying on the road to face off against the Stewarts Creek Red Hawks at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Wednesday.
Lebanon's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on LaVergne with a sharp 3-0 win. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Wolverines are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Stewarts Creek came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over the Wildcats. The result was nothing new for the Red Hawks, who have now won 12 games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Wilson Central with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lillian Opie (2),
Abigail Pennington,
Sarah-Beth Griffin, and
Taylor Genova.
Lebanon is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-3 record this season. As for Stewarts Creek, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
Lebanon suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Stewarts Creek in their previous matchup back in September. Can Lebanon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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