The Cookeville Cavaliers will take on the Smyrna Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cookeville's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Smyrna's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Cookeville is headed into the match having not lost since March 18 and will look to keep things rolling. They were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over LaVergne on Tuesday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Cookeville's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 17th, while LaVergne are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, Smyrna kept a clean sheet against Stewarts Creek on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Red Hawks. Surprisingly, this marked Smyrna's third straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Cookeville's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven contests. As for Smyrna, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-4-2 record this season.
Cookeville came out on top in a nail-biter against Smyrna when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Cavaliers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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