The Tuscola Mountaineers will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Henderson Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
If East Henderson heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Tuscola took over last week. Tuscola's defense stepped up to hand West Henderson a 1-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Mountaineers' winning goal came courtesy of Stonewall Strickland.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Wednesday East Henderson sidestepped Smoky Mountain for a 3-2 victory. Justice Reid had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble the Eagles got from the refs.
Tuscola's record now sits at 10-7-1. As for East Henderson, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-10-3.
Tuscola took their victory against East Henderson when the teams last played last Monday by a conclusive 6-3. Will Tuscola repeat their success, or does East Henderson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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