The Tuscola Mountaineers will head out to face off against the North Henderson Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tuscola has three straight wins, North Henderson has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Tuscola's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Freedom 5-0. Gracie Rinker was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
North Henderson had taken Smoky Mountain down for three straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. North Henderson came up short against Smoky Mountain, falling 7-1. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Knights were already down 4-1.
North Henderson used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Smoky Mountain. Grecia Perez- Orihuela played for 80 minutes having averaged 42.5 this season and Roselyn Bautista got 80 vs. an average of 60. Perez- Orihuela made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and she might be seeing even more time going forward.
The victory got Tuscola back to even at 4-4. As for North Henderson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Tuscola beat North Henderson by a goal in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 1-0. Will Tuscola repeat their success, or does North Henderson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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