North Oconee is 3-0 against Walnut Grove since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The North Oconee Titans are on the road again to play the Walnut Grove Warriors at 7:30 p.m. North Oconee will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 230th, while Walnut Grove is ranked 95th).
Thursday just wasn't the day for North Oconee's offense. Their tough 3-0 loss to Cherokee Bluff last Thursday might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Walnut Grove sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Seckinger last Thursday. The win was just what Walnut Grove needed coming off of a 6-2 defeat in their prior game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Aidan Bird and
Stefan Jackson, who scored both of Walnut Grove's goals. The pair have combined for a total of seven so far this season.
North Oconee's loss dropped their record down to 3-9-2. As for Walnut Grove, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
North Oconee came out on top in a nail-biter against Walnut Grove in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Oconee 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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