Soccer Game Preview: Alpharetta vs. Lambert

The Alpharetta Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Lambert Longhorns at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Tuesday just wasn't the day for Alpharetta's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lassiter on Tuesday. Alpharetta haven't had much luck with Lassiter recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

South Forsyth typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Lambert proved too difficult a challenge. Their defense stepped up to hand the War Eagles a 1-0 shutout.

Alpharetta's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Lambert, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.

Alpharetta came out on top in a nail-biter against Lambert in their previous matchup back in March of 2016, sneaking past 3-2. Does Alpharetta have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lambert turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.