Soccer Recap: Millington Central extends home winning streak to five

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 6:25am

Soccer Recap: Millington Central vs. Bolton

Millington Central put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 7-2 margin over the Bolton Wildcats. Given Millington Central's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 118th, while Bolton is ranked 280th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Millington Central's offense was hitting Bolton from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. McCoy Pugh led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.

Millington Central pushed their record up to 7-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Bolton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.

Millington Central will head out on the road to take on Haywood at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Millington Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season. As for Bolton, they will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against The Collegiate School of Memphis at 6:00 p.m. Bolton has given up an average of 5 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.

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