Statesboro and Southeast Bulloch are an even 4-4-2 against one another since February of 2018, but likely not for long. The Statesboro Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Southeast Bulloch Yellow Jackets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Statesboro nor Southeast Bulloch posted many goals in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
After a string of three wins, Statesboro's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 9-0 defeat at the hands of Greenbrier. While losing is never fun, Statesboro can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 159th, while Greenbrier is ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, Southeast Bulloch kept a clean sheet against Islands on Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past the Sharks 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Southeast Bulloch.
Statesboro's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Southeast Bulloch, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-6.
Everything went Statesboro's way against Southeast Bulloch in their previous matchup back in February as Statesboro made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Statesboro 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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