Soccer Preview: Cookeville vs. Lebanon
Cookeville is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Lebanon is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cookeville Cavaliers will take on the Lebanon Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Cookeville's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Wilson Central and snuck past 1-0. Given Cookeville's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 44th, while Wilson Central is ranked 186th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lebanon won against Stewarts Creek on Monday with one goal and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Tuesday. Lebanon sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 win over LaVergne. Max Wosiak had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Lebanon.
Cookeville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for Lebanon, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Cookeville beat Lebanon 3-1 when the teams last played last Tuesday. Will Cookeville repeat their success, or does Lebanon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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