Soccer Preview: William Blount vs. Roane County
The William Blount Governors will stay at home for another game and welcome the Roane County Yellowjackets at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
William Blount will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against Anderson County on Monday. Everything went William Blount's way against Anderson County as William Blount made off with a 6-1 win.
William Blount's offense was hitting Anderson County from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Juan Hidrobo led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Roane County had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 goals), and they went ahead and made it 12 on Tuesday. They never let the Tigers onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Roane County's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
William Blount's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Roane County, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Everything went William Blount's way against Roane County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as William Blount made off with a 4-0 win. Does William Blount have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roane County turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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