Kirkwood put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let the Hillsboro Burros onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Israel Ortiz had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Kirkwood got from the refs.
Kirkwood was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Luis Herrera and
Jobreel (Chuy) Ortiz, who scored all three of Kirkwood's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 12 so far this season.
Kirkwood's victory bumped their record up to 8-2-1. As for Hillsboro, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Kirkwood will take on White House-Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Kirkwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season. As for Hillsboro, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Brentwood Academy, where kickoff is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Brentwood Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Tennessee Rankings (they are ranked 171st, while Hillsboro is ranked 40th).
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