The Cleveland Blue Raiders are taking a road trip to challenge the Loudon Redskins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cleveland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Cleveland had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the four-goal drubbing they dealt Bradley Central on Tuesday. The Blue Raiders put the hurt on the Bears with a sharp 5-1 win. It was an even better day for Sloan Bola?os as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Loudon lost 6-2 to Sevier County on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Loudon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 115th, while Sevier County are ranked 28th).
Cleveland has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 31 goals over those nine games. As for Loudon, they now have a losing record of 2-3-1.
Cleveland beat Loudon 2-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Raiders 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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