The Rhea County Golden Eagles will square off against the Cleveland Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Rhea County will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against McMinn County on Tuesday. The Golden Eagles were the clear victors by a 5-2 margin over the Cherokees. Rhea County haven't had any issues with McMinn County recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Cleveland kept a clean sheet against Walker Valley on Monday. They put the hurt on the Mustangs with a sharp 4-0 win. The result was nothing new for Cleveland, who have now won four matches by three goals or more so far this season.
The victory was their first on the road, bumping their record up to 5-3. As for Rhea County, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2-2.
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