The Claxton Tigers will look to defend their home pitch on Tuesday against the Metter Tigers at 7:00 p.m.
On Friday, Claxton suffered a tough 4-1 loss at the hands of Statesboro. That's two games in a row now that Claxton has lost by exactly three goals.
Meanwhile, Metter waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand East Laurens a 3-0 shutout. Metter's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Jonatan Elizalde and
David Espitia, who scored all three of Metter's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 14 so far this season.
Claxton now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Metter, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Claxton took their victory against Metter in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. Will Claxton repeat their success, or does Metter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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