The Peabody Golden Tide will take on the Union City Golden Tornadoes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Peabody will be strutting in after a win while Union City will be coming in after a loss.
Peabody took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Gibson County a 4-0 shutout. Peabody might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by three goals or more this season.
Peabody used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Gibson County. Alan Pitonas played for 84 minutes having averaged 46.9 this season and Billy Wilkins got 84 vs. an average of 60. Wilkins made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Union City's game on Tuesday was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They lost 5-2 to Westview. Union City have struggled against Westview recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Union City now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Peabody, the victory got them back to even at 4-4-1.
Peabody skirted past Union City 3-2 in their previous meeting back in March. Do the Golden Tide have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Tornadoes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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