Soccer Preview: Livingston Academy vs. DeKalb County
Livingston Academy has gone 9-1 against DeKalb County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Livingston Academy Wildcats will square off against the DeKalb County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Livingston Academy has three straight wins, DeKalb County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Livingston Academy's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Warren County 3-0. The Wildcats' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
They hit Warren County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Saige Howard,
Taryn Childers, and
Tara Hinds.
Meanwhile, DeKalb County fell victim to Ooltewah and their airtight defense on Sunday. They fell just short of the Owls by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by just one goal.
Livingston Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2-2 record this season. As for DeKalb County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Livingston Academy took their victory against DeKalb County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Will Livingston Academy repeat their success, or does DeKalb County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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