Preview: Rutland vs. Central
Rutland is 9-0 against Central since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rutland Hurricanes will head out on the road to face off against the Central Chargers at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Rutland and eight for Central.
Rutland fell victim to Kendrick and their airtight defense on Thursday. They suffered a tough 3-0 loss at the hands of the Cherokees.
Meanwhile, Central also failed to score in their most recent game. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-0 walloping at the hands of Spencer on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while Spencer is ranked 119th).
Rutland's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Rutland came out on top in a nail-biter against Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rutland 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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