The Henry County Patriots will take on the Dickson County Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Henry County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season.
Dickson County better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Henry County really get things going. Henry County blew past Northwest 3-0 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Patriots, who have now won eight games by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Northwest with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Olivia Kendall,
Jayla Boutwell, and
Ellie Hamlin.
Meanwhile, Dickson County had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 3-1 win over the Coyote. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly two goals.
Henry County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-1-3 record this season. As for Dickson County, they pushed their record up to 10-3-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Henry County skirted past Dickson County 2-1 when the teams last played back in August. The rematch might be a little tougher for Henry County since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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