The Union City Golden Tornadoes will head out on the road to face off against the Peabody Golden Tide at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Union City has given up an average of 2.5 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Union City is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Westview on Tuesday. The Golden Tornadoes came up short against the Chargers, falling 5-2. Union City haven't had much luck with Westview recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, Peabody made sure to put some goals up on the board against Gibson County on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Pioneers with a sharp 4-0 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Peabody's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
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.
Union City now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Peabody, the victory got them back to even at 4-4-1.
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