The Pickens Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Gilmer Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Tuesday, Pickens suffered a tough 6-1 defeat at the hands of Dawson County. While losing is never fun, Pickens can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 266th, while Dawson County is ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, Gilmer fell victim to Adairsville and their airtight defense on Monday. Their rough 3-0 loss to the Tigers might stick with them for a while.
This is the second loss in a row for Pickens and nudges their season record down to 4-5. As for Gilmer, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Pickens might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Gilmer in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Pickens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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