The Stewarts Creek Red Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Independence Academy Lions at 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Stewarts Creek was able to grind out a solid victory over Wilson Central, taking the game 3-1. Given Stewarts Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 51st, while Wilson Central is ranked 219th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Stewarts Creek was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Landon Lifferth and
Tanner Sanders, who scored all three of Stewarts Creek's goals. The pair have combined for a total of six so far this season.
Meanwhile, Independence Academy can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They blew past Glencliff 5-2. The high-scoring effort was just what Independence Academy needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Stewarts Creek is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-1-2 record this season. As for Independence Academy, they pushed their record up to 7-2-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Stewarts Creek beat Independence Academy 4-2 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will Stewarts Creek repeat their success, or does Independence Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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