The Hardaway Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Cairo Syrupmakers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hardaway has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Cairo will arrive with four straight victories.
The matchup between Hardaway and Shaw last Monday hardly resembled the 1-1 effort from their previous meeting. Hardaway ended up on the wrong side of a tough 9-1 walloping at the hands of Shaw. Things were pretty much settled by the half as Hardaway was already down 3-0.
Meanwhile, Cairo kept a clean sheet against Bainbridge on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Bearcats 1-0. The win was all the more spectacular given Cairo's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 131st, while Bainbridge is ranked 30th).
Hardaway's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Cairo, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
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