Soccer Game Preview: Rhea County vs. Ooltewah

Rhea County is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Ooltewah a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Rhea County Golden Eagles will be playing at home against the Ooltewah Owls at 7:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Rhea County is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against East Hamilton on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles fell just short of the Hurricanes by a score of 1-0.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Ooltewah took on Hardin Valley Academy on Tuesday. The Owls lost 8-0 to the Hawks. While losing is never fun, Ooltewah can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 159th, while Hardin Valley Academy are ranked tenth).

Ooltewah's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Rhea County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.