Soccer Recap: Monroe Area Triumphs

Monroe Area took a three-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Seckinger, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes won by a goal and slipped past the Seckinger Jaguars 4-3. Given the Purple Hurricanes' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Jaguars are ranked 289th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Monroe Area hit Seckinger with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Gabriel Portillo (2), Juan Martinez, and Austin Xiong.

Purple Hurricanes

Previous 3 Games (Home)

02/25/25 vs Seckinger	4-3
02/21/25 vs Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy	1-0
02/10/25 vs Social Circle	5-0

Monroe Area pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Seckinger, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Monroe Area wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next contest, a 1-0 win against Prince Avenue Christian on the 28th. As for Seckinger, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next match, a 4-0 loss against Roswell on the 28th.