Preview: Alpharetta vs. Lassiter
The Alpharetta Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lassiter Trojans at 7:55 p.m. on Friday. Alpharetta will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 135th, while Lassiter is ranked 39th).
Last Friday, Alpharetta came up short against Blessed Trinity and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that Alpharetta has lost by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Lassiter came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They beat Wheeler by a goal, winning 2-1. That's two games straight that Lassiter has won by exactly one goal.
Alpharetta has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5-1 record this season. As for Lassiter, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Alpharetta might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Lassiter in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Alpharetta was down 3-0.
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