The Greenwood Gators will head out to square off against the Bardstown Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Greenwood is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kentucky's top teams: Marshall County, who was ranked eighth at the time (Greenwood was ranked 25th). The Gators' defense stepped up to hand the Marshals a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bardstown took on Elizabethtown last Thursday. The Tigers came out on top in a nail-biter against the Panthers, sneaking past 3-2.
Bardstown is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those eight matches. As for Greenwood, their win bumped their record up to 9-5-2.
Greenwood skirted past Bardstown 2-1 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Gators since the team 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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