The McKenzie Rebels have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Madison Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. McKenzie 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 178th, while Madison is ranked 50th).
McKenzie is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Scotts Hill on Tuesday. McKenzie fell 2-0 to Scotts Hill.
Meanwhile, Madison entered their tilt with Henry County with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their defense stepped up to hand the Patriots a 2-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Madison was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ammar Nasr and
Jossemar Marcos, who scored both of Madison's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 25 so far this season.
McKenzie's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2-2. As for Madison, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season.
McKenzie suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Madison in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can McKenzie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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