The East Robertson Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Smith County Owls at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East Robertson has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Smith County will arrive with ten straight victories.
East Robertson fell victim to Merrol Hyde Magnet and their airtight defense on Monday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, East Robertson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 297th, while Merrol Hyde Magnet are ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, Smith County kept a clean sheet against Cannon County on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out the Lions 1-0. Smith County wouldn't have won without Addie Cripps, who scored the game-winner.
Smith County's win bumped their record up to 13-1-1. As for East Robertson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-14.
Everything went East Robertson's way against Smith County when the teams last played back in October of 2017, as East Robertson made off with an 8-2 victory. In that matchup, the Indians amassed a halftime lead of 3-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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