The Apalachee Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Jackson County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Apalachee is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Apalachee's offense. They suffered a rough 3-0 defeat at the hands of Gainesville on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Apalachee can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 351st, while Gainesville is ranked 108th).
Meanwhile, Jackson County put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 6-2 margin over Social Circle. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Jackson County considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Apalachee's loss dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Jackson County, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season.
Apalachee might still be hurting after the 4-0 defeat they got from Jackson County in their previous meeting back in March. Can Apalachee avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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