Soccer Recap: Cumberland County vs. Stone Memorial
Cumberland County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Stone Memorial Panthers 2-1. Given Cumberland County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 81st, while Stone Memorial is ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cumberland County was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Jaime Perez and
Gabriel Alva, who scored both of Cumberland County's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 21 so far this season.
Cumberland County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-2 record this season. As for Stone Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Cumberland County will head out on the road to square off against White County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cumberland County is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.5 goals per game this season. As for Stone Memorial, they will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against Jackson County at 6:00 p.m.
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