It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Claxton had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Atkinson County Rebels a 1-0 shutout. Claxton were shut out 9-0 the last time they took on Atkinson County, so Claxton were just returning the favor.
Claxton's one-goal win came courtesy of Melissa Ajtun, who's now up to 24 this season.
Claxton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Atkinson County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Claxton wasted no time getting back out on the pitch and has already played their next contest, a 2-1 win against Georgia Military College on the 29th. Atkinson County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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