Soccer Preview: Arlington vs. Dyersburg
The Arlington Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Dyersburg Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Arlington has three straight victories, Dyersburg has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Arlington's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Munford 9-0. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won four contests by six goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Munford from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Lily Douglas led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Dyersburg's offense. They lost 5-0 to Westview on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Chargers are ranked 57th).
Arlington's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Dyersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went Arlington's way against Dyersburg in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Arlington made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arlington 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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