The Knoxville Central Bobcats will face off against the Maryville Red Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Knoxville Central's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Tuesday, Knoxville Central didn't have quite enough to beat Bearden and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Knoxville Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 125th, while Bearden are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Maryville sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over William Blount on Tuesday. Bladimir Quijas-Espinoza had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Maryville.
The victory got Maryville back to even at 4-4-1. As for Knoxville Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4-2.
Knoxville Central couldn't quite get it done against Maryville when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 3-1. Can the Bobcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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