The Collierville Dragons will take on the Huntsville Panthers at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday. Collierville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.4 goals per game this season.
Collierville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Davidson, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Collierville was ranked 22nd). The Dragons were the clear victors by a 5-2 margin over the Warriors on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what Collierville needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
They hit Davidson with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Damon Griffin ii (2), Rex Shaver, Carlos Rios, and Aaron Ramirez.
Meanwhile, Huntsville came tearing into Thursday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Warriors a 1-0 shutout.
Huntsville pushed their record up to 5-9-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those three contests. As for Collierville, their win bumped their record up to 8-2-1.
Everything went Collierville's way against Huntsville in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, as Collierville made off with a 4-1 victory. Do the Dragons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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