Claiborne managed to keep up with Middlesboro until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Claiborne Bulldogs lost 5-2 to the Middlesboro Yellowjackets. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 247th in Tennessee, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 122nd in Kentucky).
Claiborne's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Middlesboro, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
Claiborne will face off against Campbell County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Middlesboro, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 5-4 win vs. Whitley County on the 26th.
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