Knoxville Central and Jefferson County are an even 3-3 against one another since August of 2017, but likely not for long. The Knoxville Central Bobcats will welcome the Jefferson County Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Knoxville Central will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak alive.
Last Thursday, Knoxville Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Halls, taking the game 3-1. Given the Bobcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Red Devils are ranked 165th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Savannah Johnson and
Teighley Fowler scored all three of Knoxville Central's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 27 goals.
Meanwhile, Jefferson County and Morristown-Hamblen West met for a duel on Tuesday where Jefferson County prevailed. Jefferson County never let Morristown-Hamblen West onto the board and left with a 4-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what the Patriots needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Knoxville Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2-1 record this season. As for Jefferson County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7-1.
Knoxville Central took their win against Jefferson County when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 5-0. Will Knoxville Central repeat their success, or does Jefferson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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