If Brainerd was feeling good off their 9-0 takedown of Tellico Plains last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Brainerd Panthers' tough 9-0 loss to the East Ridge Pioneers on Monday might stick with them for a while. 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 260th, while East Ridge is ranked 91st).
Brainerd dropped their record down to 2-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for East Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4-1 record this season.
Brainerd will head out on the road to take on Sequatchie County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for East Ridge, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 3-0 victory vs. Silverdale Academy on the 23rd.
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