The Toombs County Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Appling County Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Toombs County entered their tilt with Vidalia with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Indians on Tuesday as they made off with a 5-1 win. Given Toombs County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 40th, while Vidalia is ranked 187th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Appling County kept a clean sheet against Savannah Arts Academy on Tuesday. They beat the Panthers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Appling County.
Toombs County pushed their record up to 13-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 12 goals over those three contests. As for Appling County, their win bumped their record up to 11-4.
Toombs County skirted past Appling County 2-1 in their previous matchup on March 5th. The rematch might be a little tougher for Toombs County 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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