The Pike County Pirates will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Upson-Lee Knights, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Pike County is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Pike County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Peach County. Given Pike County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Peach County is ranked 144th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pike County was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Christian Fowler and
Jack Hammond, who scored both of Pike County's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 22 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Upson-Lee fell victim to Mary Persons and their airtight defense on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. Upson-Lee has struggled against Mary Persons recently, as their game on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Pike County pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those four contests. As for Upson-Lee, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.
Everything went Pike County's way against Upson-Lee in their previous matchup on March 8th as Pike County made off with a 3-0 win. Does Pike County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Upson-Lee turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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