Soccer Preview: David Crockett vs. Tennessee
David Crockett hasn't had much luck against Tennessee recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The David Crockett Pioneers will head out to challenge the Tennessee Vikings at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tennessee is hoping to do what Elizabethton couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to David Crockett's winning streak, which now stands at three games. David Crockett never let Elizabethton onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The Pioneers better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Kortney Shaffer, as she scored every single goal for her team.
Meanwhile, Tennessee waltzed into their matchup last Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They blew past the Patriots 8-0. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Patriots are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
David Crockett has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Tennessee, they pushed their record up to 12-1-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
David Crockett suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Tennessee when the teams last played back in September. Can David Crockett avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
