The Heritage Generals will head out on the road to take on the Mary Persons Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Heritage is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Ringgold just ended the team's four-game winning streak two weeks ago. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Tigers who were credited with the win. Ringgold got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Heritage's four. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Brett Simpson was handed one for Heritage, while Ringgold got theirs courtesy of Isaac Talley.
Mary Persons is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Everything went their way against Locust Grove on Friday as they made off with a 7-1 victory. The game was close at halftime, but Mary Persons turned on the heat in the second half with five goals.
Mary Persons' win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 27 goals over those seven matchups. As for Heritage, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
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