The Volunteer Falcons will head out to face off against the Cumberland Gap Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cumberland Gap took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Volunteer, who comes in off a win.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Volunteer and Claiborne, and Volunteer kept the tradition alive. The Falcons' defense stepped up to hand the Bulldogs a 9-0 shutout on Tuesday. Volunteer haven't had any issues with Claiborne recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Cumberland Gap was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Gatlinburg-Pittman. While losing is never fun, Cumberland Gap can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 305th, while Gatlinburg-Pittman are ranked 53rd).
Volunteer's win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 7-5. As for Cumberland Gap, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything went Volunteer's way against Cumberland Gap in their previous meeting back in March, as Volunteer made off with a 9-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Falcons 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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