Grainger is on a five-game streak of home losses, and Claiborne a 17-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Monday. The matchup is scheduled at 5:15 p.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Grainger's offense. They lost 5-0 to Halls.
Meanwhile, Claiborne also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Morristown-Hamblen West on Thursday, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Claiborne can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 310th, while Morristown-Hamblen West are ranked 54th).
Grainger's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9-1. As for Claiborne, they have now lost 10 of their last 11 games at home. That's part of the reason why they have an 0-13 record this season.
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