The Knoxville Catholic Fighting Irish will face off against the Maryville Red Rebels at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Knoxville Catholic is headed into Thursday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They fell just short of Baylor by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Irish can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Red Raiders are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Maryville has been on a difficult stretch since their win on August 20. They came up short against Farragut on Tuesday, falling 4-1.
Knoxville Catholic's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3-1. As for Maryville, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8-3.
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