Soccer Preview: Barr-Reeve vs. South Knox
Barr-Reeve hasn't had much luck against South Knox recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Barr-Reeve Vikings will head out to face off against the South Knox Spartans at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Barr-Reeve took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Evansville Day as Barr-Reeve made off with a 9-2 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Vikings considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, South Knox came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Jug Rox a 4-0 shutout. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by exactly four goals.
Malaki Downen and
Braydon Loudermilk scored all four of South Knox's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Barr-Reeve's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for South Knox, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Barr-Reeve might still be hurting after the 5-1 loss they got from South Knox in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Barr-Reeve avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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