The LaGrange Grangers will head out on the road to challenge the Harris County Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. LaGrange has given up an average of 3.8 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
LaGrange is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Whitewater last Thursday. They lost 5-0 to the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, LaGrange can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 204th, while Whitewater are ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, Harris County kept a clean sheet against Griffin last Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Bears. Harris County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by four goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Griffin from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Baylee Hetzel led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Harris County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 50 goals over those seven contests. As for LaGrange, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Everything went LaGrange's way against Harris County in their previous matchup back in March of 2016, as LaGrange made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Grangers since the team 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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