The Clarksville Panthers will head out to challenge the Green Forest Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clarksville has given up an average of 2.8 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Clarksville is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Dardanelle just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 5-3 to the Sand Lizards. Clarksville fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against Dardanelle since on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Green Forest took on Berryville on Tuesday. The Tigers' defense stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 6-0 shutout. Green Forest have beaten Berryville the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Berryville has come to flipping the script.
Green Forest's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those four games. As for Clarksville, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 7-4.
Clarksville skirted past Green Forest 3-2 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Panthers 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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