The Powell Panthers will take on the Science Hill Hilltoppers at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Powell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Tennessee's top teams: Bearden, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Powell was ranked 13th). Powell came up short against Bearden on Thursday, falling 4-0. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Science Hill had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.9 goals) and they went ahead and made it nine on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Patriots a 3-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Hilltoppers, who have now won ten matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Jefferson County with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Chloe Dishner,
Addison Taylor, and
Kathryn Plaisted.
The loss snapped Powell's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 14-3-1 record. As for Science Hill, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2-1 record this season.
Powell came out on top in a nail-biter against Science Hill when the teams last played back in August, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Powell 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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