Soccer Preview: Ware County vs. Atkinson County
Ware County is 9-0 against Atkinson County since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Ware County Gators will look to defend their home pitch against the Atkinson County Rebels at 5:00 p.m. Ware County will be strutting in after a win while Atkinson County will be coming in after a defeat.
In what's become a running theme this season, Ware County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Bacon County a 6-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Ware County needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Meanwhile, Atkinson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell victim to a tough 7-0 defeat at the hands of Lowndes. While losing is never fun, Atkinson County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while Lowndes is ranked 46th).
Ware County's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Atkinson County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Ware County took their victory against Atkinson County when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. Will Ware County repeat their success, or does Atkinson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
