The Jonesboro Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Rockdale County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jonesboro will be strutting in after a victory while Rockdale County will be coming in after a loss.
Jonesboro scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Hapeville Charter. The high-scoring effort was just what Jonesboro needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Rockdale County's offense. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 3-0 walloping at the hands of Heritage on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Rockdale County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while Heritage is ranked 113th).
Jonesboro now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Rockdale County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2-1.
Jonesboro suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Rockdale County when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can Jonesboro avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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