The Overton Wolverines will head out to take on the Lakeland Preparatory Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Overton will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
On Wednesday, Overton was able to grind out a solid victory over Melrose, taking the game 3-1. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Overton's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 111th, while Melrose are ranked 273rd).
Meanwhile, Lakeland Preparatory hasn't lost a match since April 7th, a trend which continued in their latest game on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Douglass an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Lakeland Preparatory, who have now won six matches by five goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Douglass from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Adam Atkinson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Lakeland Preparatory has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those five contests. As for Overton, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
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