The McMinn Central Chargers will take on the Brainerd Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
McMinn Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Soddy Daisy on Monday. They lost 6-0 to the Trojans. The defeat continues a trend for McMinn Central in their meetings with Soddy Daisy: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Brainerd was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Soddy Daisy, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Brainerd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 251st, while Soddy Daisy are ranked 78th).
McMinn Central's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7-1. As for Brainerd, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6-1.
McMinn Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Brainerd in their previous matchup two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Chargers repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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