Soccer Preview: Jackson vs. Locust Grove
The Jackson Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Locust Grove Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jackson's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Thursday, Jackson suffered a rough 4-1 defeat at the hands of Pike County. That's two games in a row now that Jackson has lost by exactly three goals.
Meanwhile, Locust Grove kept a clean sheet against Griffin last Thursday. They blew past the Bears 7-0. Given Locust Grove's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 105th, while Griffin is ranked 356th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Locust Grove, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Jackson took their victory against Locust Grove in their previous matchup back in February of 2022 by a conclusive 9-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Jackson since the squad 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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