Soccer Preview: Rhea County vs. Cumberland County
Rhea County is 8-1-1 against Cumberland County since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Rhea County Golden Eagles will look to defend their home pitch against the Cumberland County Jets at 7:00 p.m. Neither Rhea County nor Cumberland County posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Rhea County's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Ooltewah on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Owls by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Rhea County came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while Ooltewah is ranked 228th).
Meanwhile, Cumberland County entered their tilt with Livingston Academy with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They never let the Wildcats onto the board and left with a 1-0 win on Thursday. Cumberland County wouldn't have won without Gabriel Alva, who scored the game-winner.
Rhea County's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-5-1. As for Cumberland County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4-2 record this season.
Rhea County came out on top in a nail-biter against Cumberland County in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 1-0. Does Rhea County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cumberland County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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