The West Laurens Raiders will head out to face off against the East Laurens Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
West Laurens will head out to face East Laurens after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. West Laurens came up short against Academy of Richmond County, falling 5-1. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Raiders were already down 4-0.
Meanwhile, East Laurens had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Indians. Give the Falcons' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
East Laurens pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for West Laurens, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
West Laurens might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from East Laurens when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can West Laurens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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