Soccer Game Preview: McMinn County vs. Lenoir City

The McMinn County Cherokees will face off against the Lenoir City Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Last Thursday, McMinn County came up short against Soddy Daisy and fell 4-2. While losing is never fun, McMinn County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 213th, while Soddy Daisy are ranked 78th).

Meanwhile, Lenoir City kept a clean sheet against Powell on Tuesday. They blew past Powell 3-0. The win continues a trend for Lenoir City in their matchups with Powell: they've now won seven in a row.

McMinn County's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Lenoir City, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7-2.