The Jackson County Panthers will square off against the Alcovy Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Alcovy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Jackson County, who comes in off a win.
Jackson County took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Social Circle a 10-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Jackson County, who have now won eight contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Alcovy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to Stockbridge. While losing is never fun, Alcovy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 367th, while Stockbridge is ranked 111th).
Jackson County has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 43 goals over those ten matches. As for Alcovy, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
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