The South Gibson Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the Crockett County Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Gibson's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Dyersburg 4-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for South Gibson.
They hit Dyersburg with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jonathan Lewis (2), Gregory Suiter, and Austin Crone.
Meanwhile, Crockett County waltzed into their game two weeks ago with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victors by a 9-0 margin over the Choctaws. Given Crockett County's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 65th, while Dyer County are ranked 301st) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crockett County pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 34 goals over those six matches. As for South Gibson, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5-1.
South Gibson came up short against Crockett County when the teams last played back in April, falling 3-1. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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