The Loudon Redskins will venture away from home to square off against the South-Doyle Cherokees at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Loudon beats South-Doyle with two goals on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Redskins skirted past Hixson 2-1. That's two games straight that Loudon have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, South-Doyle waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Pioneers 6-1. Considering South-Doyle have won 11 contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting East Ridge from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Roger Oseguera Cruz led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Loudon is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those eight games. As for South-Doyle, they pushed their record up to 14-1-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Loudon suffered a grim 5-2 defeat to South-Doyle when the teams last played on Thursday. Can the Redskins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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