The West Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Oak Ridge Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. West is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.
West is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Bearden, who was ranked fourth at the time (West was ranked 13th). The Rebels fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1 on Friday. West's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of Thomas Huffaker, who's now up to 15 this season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Oak Ridge ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. While the 3-3 score might suggest a draw, it was the Wildcats who were credited with the victory. The result kept they happy, as they haven't lost a game since March 26th.
Oak Ridge pushed their record up to 11-6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those four contests. As for West, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 5-1-3 and their overall record down to 15-2-4.
Everything went West's way against Oak Ridge when the teams last played back in March, as West made off with a 5-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rebels 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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