The Sumter County Panthers will take on the Dodge County Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Sumter County sitting on three straight wins and Dodge County on four.
Sumter County will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Columbus, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. The Panthers walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Blue Devils on Thursday. The win was all the more spectacular given Sumter County's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 276th, while Columbus are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Dodge County). Their defense stepped up to hand Northeast a 14-0 shutout on Monday. The result was nothing new for Dodge County, who have now won six games by three goals or more so far this season.
Sumter County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those four matchups. As for Dodge County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-6.
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