Soccer Preview: Rabun County vs. Tallulah Falls
The Rabun County Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Tallulah Falls Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Rabun County will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Two weeks ago, Rabun County had just enough and edged Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy out 2-1.
Rabun County was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Zara Aponte and
Quetzaly Diaz, who scored both of Rabun County's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 23 so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Tallulah Falls was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They suffered a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee. While losing is never fun, Tallulah Falls can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 209th, while Rabun Gap-Nacoochee is ranked 60th).
Rabun County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those three matches. As for Tallulah Falls, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
Rabun County beat Tallulah Falls by a goal in their previous meeting back in March, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rabun County since the team 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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