Soccer Game Preview: Harpeth Hits the Road

By Team Reports May 1, 2024, 5:33am

Soccer Preview: Harpeth vs. Nashville Christian

The Harpeth Indians will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Nashville Christian Eagles at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Harpeth is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Tennessee (they are ranked 66th, while Nashville Christian is ranked 201st).

Harpeth is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Valor College Prep on Tuesday. They lost 6-1 to the Wildcats. The defeat continues a trend for Harpeth in their matchups with Valor College Prep: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, for the first time since back in March, Nashville Christian was forced to settle for a draw on Monday. They and Friendship Christian finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw.

Mayz Delavergne and Ty Petty scored both of Nashville Christian's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.

Harpeth's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-2. Nashville Christian's draw makes their record 4-6-2 this season.

Harpeth came up short against Nashville Christian in their previous meeting back in March of 2020, falling 5-3. Can Harpeth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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