Soccer Game Preview: Fulton vs. Austin-East

Falcons

Goals

03/30/26 @ Gibbs	4
03/27/26 vs Karns	2
03/24/26 vs Seymour	5
03/06/26 @ South-Doyle	2
03/05/26 @ Pigeon Forge	1
03/03/26 vs Knoxville Central	1

The Fulton Falcons will square off against the Austin-East Roadrunners at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Fulton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Fulton took on Gibbs on Monday. The Falcons put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 4-1 victory. Fulton have beaten Gibbs the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Gibbs has come to flipping the script.

Steven Lopez Rivera and Emanuel Mosquera Gonzalez scored all four of Fulton's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.

Meanwhile, after low-scoring totals in their previous three contest, Austin-East brought some dynamite into their most recent match. They walked away with a 4-2 win over Anderson County on Thursday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Austin-East's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.

Austin-East's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Fulton, their win bumped their record up to 2-3-1.

Fulton skirted past Austin-East 2-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.