After flying high against the Jasper County Hurricanes last Thursday, the Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes came back down to earth. Monroe Area's tough 7-1 defeat to Social Circle on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Monroe Area in their matchups with Social Circle: they've now lost four in a row.
Monroe Area's goal came courtesy of
Natalee Studdard, who's now up to two this season.
Monroe Area's loss dropped their record down to 2-1. As for Social Circle, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Monroe Area will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Oglethorpe County at 5:30 p.m. Oglethorpe County will be up against Monroe Area's rather soft defense (which has allowed three goals per match), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing. As for Social Circle, they will head out on the road to square off against Newton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Social Circle's favor is that they have posted big goal totals every time they've taken the pitch this season.
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