Soccer Game Preview: Science Hill vs. Jefferson County

The Science Hill Hilltoppers will square off against the Jefferson County Patriots on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Science Hill sitting on eight straight victories and Jefferson County on four.

If Science Hill beats Jefferson County with six goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Science Hill was the clear victor by a 6-1 margin over Sevier County on Tuesday. Given the Hilltoppers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Smoky Bears are ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Science Hill hit Sevier County with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Brenna Overbay (2), Lillie Marshall (2), Lauren Yobst, and Emmie Gullett.

Meanwhile, on TuesdayDobyns-Bennett kept up with Jefferson County until halftime, but afterwards: not so much. Jefferson County put the hurt on Dobyns-Bennett with a sharp 5-1 win. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by three goals or more this season.

Science Hill's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2-1. As for Jefferson County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7-2 record this season.

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