Soccer Preview: Tennessee vs. Anderson County
The Tennessee Vikings will head out to take on the Anderson County Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Tennessee is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Greeneville just ended the team's 12-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Greene Devils by a score of 2-1. The Vikings were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than four goals in the nine matchups prior) but the Greene Devils' defense proved too tough.
Meanwhile, Anderson County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They never let the Eagles onto the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Mavericks were the better team in the second half.
Emma Leander was the driving force of Anderson County's attack as she scored both of Anderson County's goals, bringing her season total up to 39 goals.
Tennessee's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-2-1. As for Anderson County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-6-1 record this season.
Tennessee beat Anderson County by a goal in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 1-0. Will Tennessee repeat their success, or does Anderson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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