Soccer Recap: Stephens County Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

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Previous 5 Games

04/11/25 - Home	3-1 W
04/12/24 - Away	3-2 W
03/31/23 - Home	9-0 W
03/22/22 - Away	7-2 W
03/30/21 - Away	7-2 W

Stephens County won the last time they faced Franklin County and things went their way on Friday too. The Indians walked away with a 3-1 win over the Lions. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Stephens County's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 147th, while Franklin County are ranked 305th).

Julia Knight and Zoe Bush scored all three of Stephens County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 53 goals.

Stephens County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those six games. As for Franklin County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.

Stephens County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Franklin County, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Coahulla Creek at 5:30 p.m. on the 24th. Franklin County's defense better be ready for this one: Coahulla Creek have averaged an impressive 2.8 goals per game this season.