Soccer Preview: Austin-East vs. Fulton
Austin-East has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Fulton Falcons at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Austin-East nor Fulton posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Austin-East's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They had just enough and edged Farragut out 1-0. The win was all the more spectacular given Austin-East's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 206th, while Farragut is ranked 46th).
Austin-East's one-goal win came courtesy of
Jack Dusengimanaa, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, Fulton unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Powell. Fulton has struggled against Powell recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Austin-East's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Fulton, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Everything went Austin-East's way against Fulton in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Austin-East made off with a 3-0 win. Will Austin-East repeat their success, or does Fulton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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