Cookeville and Smyrna are an even 3-3-1 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Cookeville Cavaliers will head out on the road to challenge the Smyrna Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Cookeville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Thursday, they were much more limited against LaVergne on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 5-1 loss at the hands of the Wolverines. Cookeville has struggled against LaVergne recently, as their match on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Smyrna waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Golden Bears onto the board and left with a 2-0 win. Give Smyrna's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Jonathan Ramirez and
Alan Cernas-saldivar, who scored both of Smyrna's goals. The pair have combined for a total of six so far this season.
Cookeville's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for Smyrna, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8-1.
Cookeville came out on top in a nail-biter against Smyrna in their previous matchup on April 3rd, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cookeville since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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