On Thursday Walker Valley will have to hit the road after four straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Rhea County Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Walker Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
On Tuesday, Walker Valley narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Boyd-Buchanan 4-3. That's two games straight that the Mustangs have won by just one goal.
They hit Boyd-Buchanan with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lyla Sims,
Keaton Davies,
Cora Gibson, and Gibson.
Meanwhile, Rhea County had just enough and edged Girls Prep out 3-2 on Monday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Golden Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Bruisers are ranked 26th).
Walker Valley pushed their record up to 5-6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Rhea County, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-6-2.
Everything went Walker Valley's way against Rhea County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Walker Valley made off with a 3-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Walker Valley since the squad 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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