The Gibson County Pioneers will head out to square off against the Peabody Golden Tide at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Gibson County's offense. They came up short against Madison on Tuesday, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, Gibson County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 268th, while Madison are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Peabody was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Dyersburg. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Peabody couldn't quite close it out.
Peabody's loss dropped their record down to 2-4-1. As for Gibson County, they now have a losing record of 3-4-2.
Gibson County was able to grind out a solid win over Peabody in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pioneers 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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