Soccer Preview: South Knox vs. Bloomfield
South Knox is 7-0 against Bloomfield since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The South Knox Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Bloomfield Cardinals at 12:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Knox has five straight victories, Bloomfield has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
South Knox's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Shoals with a sharp 4-0 win. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by four goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield came up short against Vincennes Lincoln on Wednesday, falling 7-2. One reason for the loss might be the Cardinals' aggressive play style: Bo Busenburg and Lance Workman were both handed yellow cards.
Workman wasn't going to let Vincennes Lincoln walk away unscathed as he scored both of Bloomfield's goals, bringing his season total up to 11 goals.
South Knox pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Bloomfield, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything went South Knox's way against Bloomfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as South Knox made off with a 7-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Knox 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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