The Jackson Red Devils will square off against the Rutland Hurricanes at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jackson has given up an average of 4.7 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Jackson is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals on Monday, they were much more limited against Lamar County on Tuesday. They lost 5-0 to the Trojans. Jackson haven't had much luck with Lamar County recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Rutland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They came up short against Callaway, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Rutland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 317th, while Callaway are ranked 128th).
Rutland's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Jackson, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything went Jackson's way against Rutland in their previous meeting back in March, as Jackson made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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