Soccer Preview: Ripley vs. Covington
Ripley is 1-8 against Covington since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Ripley Tigers will challenge the Covington Chargers at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Ripley is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Monday. They came up short against Dyer County, falling 7-1.
Meanwhile, Covington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 8-1 to Munford. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 287th, while the Cougars are ranked 97th).
Ripley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Covington, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
Ripley took their win against Covington in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Ripley since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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