The Tuscola Mountaineers will head out on the road to face off against the Smoky Mountain Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Smoky Mountain took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Tuscola, who comes in off a win.
Tuscola's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They won by a goal and slipped past North Henderson 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tuscola.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Hannah Downs, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Smoky Mountain's offense. Their tough 9-0 loss to West Henderson on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Smoky Mountain can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 287th, while West Henderson is ranked 23rd).
Tuscola now has a winning record of 5-4-3. As for Smoky Mountain, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9-1.
Tuscola came out on top in a nail-biter against Smoky Mountain in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tuscola since the squad 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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