The matchup between DeKalb County and Cumberland County on Thursday hardly resembled the 2-0 effort from their previous meeting. The DeKalb County Tigers lost 8-1 to the Cumberland County Jets. While losing is never fun, DeKalb County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 244th, while Cumberland County is ranked 71st).
DeKalb County has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season. As for Cumberland County, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. DeKalb County will square off against Rockvale at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cumberland County, they will head out on the road to challenge Knoxville Central at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cumberland County is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
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