Alcoa and South-Doyle squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Alcoa had to settle for second. They lost 4-0 to the South-Doyle Cherokees. Alcoa was red-hot offensively headed into the matchup (they scored no less than four goals in the three contests prior) but South-Doyle's defense proved too tough.
Alcoa's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11-1. As for South-Doyle, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-3-2.
Alcoa will challenge Franklin County at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Franklin County knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with flashy goal totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Alcoa likes a good challenge. As for South-Doyle, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Central Magnet at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. South-Doyle is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.7 goals per game this season.
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