Soccer Preview: Bearden vs. Jefferson County
Bearden is 9-0 against Jefferson County since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Bearden Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Jefferson County Patriots at 11:00 a.m. One thing working in Bearden's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last four matchups.
Bearden is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Powell, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Bearden was ranked first). Bearden's defense stepped up to hand Powell a 4-0 shutout on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 15 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Jefferson County's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 3-0 to Science Hill. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Patriots' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Bearden's victory was their 14th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-1-1. As for Jefferson County, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-8-2.
Bearden took their win against Jefferson County in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 7-0. Will Bearden repeat their success, or does Jefferson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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