The Antioch Bears will square off against the Montgomery Bell Academy Big Red at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Antioch is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Hillsboro on Tuesday. They fell 2-0 to the Burros. While losing is never fun, Antioch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 84th, while Hillsboro are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Montgomery Bell Academy strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Their defense stepped up to hand Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet a 4-0 shutout. Give Montgomery Bell Academy's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Montgomery Bell Academy's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those five matchups. As for Antioch, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-5-1 record this season.
Antioch couldn't quite get it done against Montgomery Bell Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024 as they fell 4-2. Will the Bears have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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