The Sequoyah Chiefs are taking a road trip to face off against the South-Doyle Cherokees at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sequoyah's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Sequoyah managed to keep up with Sweetwater until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Chiefs came up short against the Wildcats, falling 6-1. While losing is never fun, Sequoyah can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while Sweetwater are ranked 92nd).
Meanwhile, South-Doyle waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Royals get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The result was nothing new for South-Doyle, who have now won six matches by four goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Eagleton College & Career Academy from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Karl Henkenjohann led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
South-Doyle pushed their record up to 6-1-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those three contests. As for Sequoyah, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1.
Sequoyah suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to South-Doyle in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Chiefs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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