Alcoa hasn't had much luck against Knoxville Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Tornadoes will welcome the Fighting Irish at 4:30 p.m. Knoxville Catholic took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Alcoa, who comes in off a win.
Alcoa's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Sequoyah as they made off with a 4-0 victory. The game marked Alcoa's most dominant win of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Knoxville Catholic's game on Monday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Chattanooga Christian. While losing is never fun, Knoxville Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while Chattanooga Christian are ranked third).
Alcoa pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three matchups. As for Knoxville Catholic, they now have a losing record of 2-3-1.
Alcoa came up short against Knoxville Catholic in their previous meeting back in April of 2017, falling 4-2. Will the Tornadoes have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
