Preview: Statesboro vs. Coffee
Statesboro is 3-0 against Coffee since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Statesboro Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Coffee Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
After failing to score in their last matchup, Statesboro made sure to put some goals up on the board against Claxton on Friday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 4-1 win. Considering Statesboro's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Coffee had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Jenkins. That's two games straight that Coffee has won by exactly one goal.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Edwin Garcia and
Jordi Caballero, who scored both of Coffee's goals. The pair have combined for a total of four so far this season.
Statesboro's win bumped their record up to 1-2-1. As for Coffee, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2.
Statesboro beat Coffee 5-3 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Statesboro repeat their success, or does Coffee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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