The Hardin Valley Academy Hawks will head out to face off against the Bearden Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Hardin Valley Academy put up the most goals they have all season on Friday. They blew past Lenoir City 6-2. The final result isn't all that surprising considering Hardin Valley Academy's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 49th, while Lenoir City are ranked 140th).
Meanwhile, Bearden hasn't lost a match since March 7th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. They never let Gatlinburg-Pittman get on the board and left with a 9-0 win. Considering Bearden have won five contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Bearden is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-1-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those six matchups. As for Hardin Valley Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
Hardin Valley Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Bearden when the teams last played back in May of 2025, sneaking past 3-2. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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