Soccer Game Preview: Howard vs. Hephzibah

The Howard Huskies will head out to square off against the Hephzibah Rebels at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Howard and six for Hephzibah.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Howard's offense. They lost 10-0 to West Laurens on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Raiders are ranked 176th).

Meanwhile, Hephzibah came up short against Westside on Tuesday, falling 9-1. That's two games in a row now that the Rebels have lost by exactly eight goals.

Howard's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Hephzibah, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.