Bearden is 3-0 against Heritage since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bearden Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Heritage Mountaineers at 6:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bearden has three straight wins, Heritage has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Heritage heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Bearden took over last week. Bearden walked away with a 4-2 victory over Maryville on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Heritage suffered a rough 6-1 loss at the hands of Lenoir City on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Heritage can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 255th, while Lenoir City is ranked 48th).
Bearden pushed their record up to 10-2-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Bearden took their victory against Heritage in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 9-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bearden since the team 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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