Soccer Game Preview: Stone Memorial vs. Anderson County

The Stone Memorial Panthers will face off against the Anderson County Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.

While Stone Memorial's victory against Watertown wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Panthers won by a goal and slipped past the Purple Tigers 3-2. Given Stone Memorial's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while Watertown are ranked 280th) , the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Stone Memorial hit Watertown with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Oliver Fuentes, Noah Potter, and Johnathon Warlick.

Meanwhile, Anderson County kept a clean sheet against Scott on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Highlanders, sneaking past 1-0. The win continues a trend for Anderson County in their matchups with Scott: they've now won three in a row.

Anderson County's victory bumped their record up to 5-7-1. As for Stone Memorial, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.