Soccer Preview: Smoky Mountain vs. Pisgah
Smoky Mountain and Pisgah are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2019, but likely not for long. The Smoky Mountain Mustangs will take on the Pisgah Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Pisgah heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Smoky Mountain took over last week. Smoky Mountain had just enough and edged Franklin out 3-2 on Monday. William Antonio had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Pisgah entered their tilt with Franklin back in September with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 3-0 shutout. Give the Bears' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Smoky Mountain's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7. As for Pisgah, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5.
Smoky Mountain might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Pisgah in their previous meeting back in September. Can Smoky Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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