Appling County is 0-10 against Pierce County since February of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Appling County Pirates will be playing at home against the Pierce County Bears at 5:00 p.m.
Appling County is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Southeast Bulloch, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Pierce County kept a clean sheet against Crisp County on Friday. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 7-0 victory. Considering the Bears have won six matches by more than three goals this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Pierce County has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six games. Appling County's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
Appling County might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Pierce County in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Appling County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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