Soccer Preview: Camden County vs. Lowndes
Camden County and Lowndes are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Camden County Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lowndes Vikings at 5:30 a.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Camden County came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Rebels a 4-0 shutout. Camden County's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Meanwhile, Lowndes entered their tilt with Atkinson County with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 7-0 win on Tuesday. Given Lowndes' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Atkinson County is ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lowndes' offense was hitting Atkinson County from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Emelia Gregory led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Camden County's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 33 goals over those five matches. As for Lowndes, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Camden County might still be hurting after the 4-1 defeat they got from Lowndes in their previous matchup back in February. Will Camden County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more soccer content.
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