The Collierville Dragons are on the road again on Thursday to play the University School of Jackson Bruins at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Collierville's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past South Gibson 9-0. Given the Dragons' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Hornets are ranked 93rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Collierville's offense was hitting South Gibson from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal.
Hilary Shikuku led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, University School of Jackson waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Rebels as they made off with an 8-1 victory. With the Bruins ahead 4-1 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Collierville's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for University School of Jackson, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Collierville beat University School of Jackson by a goal in their previous meeting back in August of 2023, winning 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Collierville 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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