The Sheffield Knights will square off against the Memphis East Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Sheffield will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Freedom Prep Academy on Tuesday. The Knights' defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 5-0 shutout. The win was some much needed relief for Sheffield as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Memphis East rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 5-0 victory. Given Memphis East's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 114th, while Middle College are ranked 241st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Memphis East hit Middle College with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Devin Drinkwater (2), John Nunez, Noah Parker, and Randy Butler.
Sheffield's win bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Memphis East, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-2-2 record this season.
Sheffield might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Memphis East in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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