A feisty cat fight will be fought as Langston Hughes take on Lovejoy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Langston Hughes's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Langston Hughes fell victim to Trinity Christian and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 5-0 to the Lions. While losing is never fun, Langston Hughes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 319th, while Trinity Christian are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Lovejoy made sure to put some goals up on the board against Banneker on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Trojans a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Lovejoy, who have now won three games by five goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Banneker from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Camilla Rodriguez led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for five goals all by herself.
Lovejoy's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-4. As for Langston Hughes, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Langston Hughes suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Lovejoy in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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