Soccer Recap: Elbert County Takes a Loss

Elbert County came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 8-0 to the Athens Academy Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Spartans are ranked 68th).

Blue Devils

Previous 5 Games

03/18/25 @ Athens Academy	0-8
03/14/25 vs Commerce	3-2
03/11/25 @ Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy	2-1
03/06/25 vs Rabun County	3-2
03/04/25 @ Providence Christian Academy	3-6

The loss snapped Elbert County's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-3 record. As for Athens Academy, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Elbert County will venture away from home to face off against Oglethorpe County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Elbert County has given up an average of 2.7 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. As for Athens Academy, they will head out to take on Banks County at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Athens Academy knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with four goals or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Banks County likes a good challenge.