The Jackson Red Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Rutland Hurricanes at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Jackson has three straight victories, Rutland has 13 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Jackson and Lamar County meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Red Devils walked away with a 4-2 win over the Trojans.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Rutland's offense. They lost 9-0 to Callaway on Friday. While losing is never fun, Rutland can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while Callaway are ranked 210th).
Rutland's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Jackson, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Everything went Jackson's way against Rutland in their previous meeting back in March, as Jackson made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils 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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