Soccer Preview: Anderson County vs. Union County
The Anderson County Mavericks are taking a road trip to square off against the Union County Patriots at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Anderson County is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Knoxville Central just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 5-2 to the Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the Bobcats are ranked 21st).
Zoey Rose and
Emma Leander scored both of Anderson County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, Union County didn't have done well against Gibbs recently (they were 0-7-2 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Union County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Gibbs.
Anderson County now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Union County, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Everything went Anderson County's way against Union County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as Anderson County made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anderson County since the squad 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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