It may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Alcoa ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Roane County Yellowjackets a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Alcoa were the better team in the second half.
Alcoa has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those seven contests. As for Roane County, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-2-1.
Alcoa has already played their next matchup, a 4-0 win against Heritage on the 23rd. As for Roane County, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 9-0 victory against Harriman on the 22nd.
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