Soccer Game Preview: Whitewater vs. Troup County

By Team Reports Mar 15, 2024, 2:07am

Preview: Whitewater vs. Troup County

Whitewater is 3-0 against Troup County since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Whitewater Wildcats will be staying on the road to face off against the Troup County Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on March 15th. Whitewater will be strutting in after a win while Troup County will be coming in after a loss.

Whitewater put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Riverdale as Whitewater made off with a 10-0 victory. Considering Whitewater's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.

Meanwhile, Troup County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their tough 10-0 loss to Starr's Mill might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Troup County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 255th, while Starr's Mill is ranked fourth).

Whitewater pushed their record up to 7-3-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those four matches. As for Troup County, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4-1.

Everything went Whitewater's way against Troup County in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Whitewater made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Whitewater 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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