The Harlem Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Morgan County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Thursday, Harlem suffered a tough 4-1 defeat at the hands of Academy of Richmond County. Harlem was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 3-0.
Their goal came courtesy of
Oluwatobi Akinyemi, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, for the first time this season, Morgan County was forced to settle for a draw. They and Loganville finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw.
Morgan County was without their leading scorer, Teddy Young, in Tuesday's match. With Young sidelined, Larson Detienne got his first action of the season. Detienne made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Harlem's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. Morgan County's draw makes their record 5-5-1 this season.
Harlem beat Morgan County by a goal in their previous matchup back in February, winning 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Harlem since the team 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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