Soccer Game Preview: Fitzgerald vs. Wheeler County

The Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane will challenge the Wheeler County Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Fitzgerald is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.

If Fitzgerald beats Wheeler County with two goals on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Purple Hurricane won by a goal and slipped past Colquitt County 2-1. That's two games straight that Fitzgerald have won by just one goal.

Meanwhile, Wheeler County made easy work of Montgomery County two weeks ago and carried off a 5-1 win. Wheeler County have beaten Montgomery County the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest Montgomery County has come to flipping the script.

Wheeler County's offense was hitting Montgomery County from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.

Wheeler County's victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Fitzgerald, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 9-7.