After flying high against Columbia last Tuesday, Decatur came back down to earth. The Red Raiders fell just short of the Athens Golden Eagles by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Athens this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 back in March.
Decatur's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-3. As for Athens, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-4-2 record this season.
While Decatur had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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