Soccer Game Preview: Washington-Wilkes vs. Lincoln County

The Washington-Wilkes Tigers will take on the Lincoln County Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Washington-Wilkes has given up an average of 5.4 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Friday just wasn't the day for Washington-Wilkes' offense. They came up short against Hart County last Friday, falling 8-0. The loss continues a trend for Washington-Wilkes in their meetings with Hart County: they've now lost six in a row.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lincoln County). They blew past McCormick 11-1 on Monday. The result was nothing new for Lincoln County, who have now won seven contests by three goals or more so far this season.

Lincoln County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. As for Washington-Wilkes, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.

Washington-Wilkes suffered a grim 9-3 defeat to Lincoln County when the teams last played back in February. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Tigers were down 5-1.