The Henry County Patriots will head out to face off against the Huntingdon Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Henry County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
While Henry County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-8), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Their defense stepped up to hand South Gibson a 3-0 shutout on Thursday. The result kept the Patriots happy, as they haven't lost a game since August 15th.
Olivia Kendall and
Jayla Boutwell scored all three of Henry County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Huntingdon waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Eagles.
Henry County is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-1-1 record this season. As for Huntingdon, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Everything went Henry County's way against Huntingdon in their previous meeting back in August of 2023 as Henry County made off with a 9-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Henry County 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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