The Tuscola Mountaineers will venture away from home to face off against the Smoky Mountain Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Tuscola's offense might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against West Henderson on Thursday. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 1-0. The Mountaineers haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Smoky Mountain's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Franklin. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Panthers 1-0 in the first half.
Smoky Mountain's goal came courtesy of
Eduin Maldonado, who's now up to 13 this season.
Tuscola's loss dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Smoky Mountain, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Tuscola skirted past Smoky Mountain 3-2 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tuscola 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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