Soccer Game Preview: Union County vs. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe

The Union County Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Union County fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Coahulla Creek on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Colts by a score of 4-3. The loss continues a trend for Union County in their meetings with Coahulla Creek: they've now lost three in a row.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe and Ringgold meet (five straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe fell 2-0 to Ringgold. That makes it the first time this season Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe have let down their home crowd.

Union County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.