Soccer Preview: Greeneville vs. Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet
The Greeneville Greene Devils will square off against the Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet Royals at 8:40 p.m. on Friday. Greeneville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Greeneville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Bearden on Thursday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Greene Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Bulldogs are ranked third).
Meanwhile, Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet had just enough and edged Valor College Prep out 2-1 on Tuesday.
Jessica Long and
Aaliyah Varnado scored both of Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Greeneville's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3-1 record this season.
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