The Loudon Redskins's road trip will continue as they head out to face the McMinn Central Chargers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Loudon is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Sevier County just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They came up short against the Smoky Bears, falling 3-0. The loss was the Redskins' first of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McMinn Central). They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Sequoyah on Tuesday. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Chiefs are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McMinn Central's offense was hitting Sequoyah from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Maddie Kirkpatrick led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Loudon's defeat dropped their record down to 4-1. As for McMinn Central, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1-1.
Loudon came up short against McMinn Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2020, falling 2-0. Can Loudon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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