Nettleton is 1-8 against Searcy since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Nettleton Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Searcy Lions at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Nettleton comes in on three and Searcy on nine.
If Searcy heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Nettleton took over last week. Nettleton skirted past Paragould 2-1. Nettleton's winning goal came courtesy of Ruben Saldivar.
Meanwhile, Searcy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Greene County Tech a 6-0 shutout. Given Searcy's advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas soccer rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Greene County Tech is ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nettleton pushed their record up to 9-9-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Searcy, their win bumped their record up to 14-2.
Nettleton might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Searcy in their previous matchup back in March. Can Nettleton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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