The Union County Patriots will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the Cherokee Chiefs at 6:30 p.m. Neither Union County nor Cherokee posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Last Thursday, Union County suffered a rough 5-1 loss at the hands of Anderson County. That's two games in a row now that Union County has lost by exactly four goals.
Their goal came courtesy of
Brody Williams, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Cherokee after they claimed the first goal on Tuesday, however, they wouldn't score again. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Volunteer who was credited with the win. Volunteer got it done in the shootout by posting two goals to Cherokee's one. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cherokee in their matchups with Volunteer: they've now lost eight in a row.
This is the second loss in a row for Union County and nudges their season record down to 1-3-2. As for Cherokee, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4-2.
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