The Murray Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Paducah Tilghman Blue Tornado at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Murray is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Murray is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: McCracken County, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Murray was ranked 11th). The Tigers' defense stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Henri Acreman-Nyamwala and Kellen Crouch scored both of Murray's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 35 goals.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Paducah Tilghman's offense. They fell just short of Webster County by a score of 1-0 on Monday. The shutout was out of character for Paducah Tilghman seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Murray's victory bumped their record up to 17-0-1. As for Paducah Tilghman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-10-1.
Murray took their win against Paducah Tilghman in their previous matchup back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 7-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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