The Union County Patriots will square off against the Cherokee Chiefs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Union County's last four matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Union County will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Anderson County, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Patriots had just enough and edged out the Mavericks 2-1. That's two games straight that Union County have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Cherokee managed to keep up with Volunteer until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Chiefs lost 3-0 to the Falcons. Cherokee haven't had much luck with Volunteer recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Cherokee's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Union County, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-1-1 and their overall record up to 3-4-1.
Union County beat Cherokee 3-1 when the teams last played back in March. Will the Patriots repeat their success, or do the Chiefs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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