Statesboro's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to Bradwell Institute on Tuesday. The Statesboro Blue Devils never let the Greenbrier Wolfpack onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given Statesboro's disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 179th, while Greenbrier is ranked 21st).
Statesboro's one-goal win came courtesy of
Brayden Bembry, who's now up to two this season.
Statesboro pushed their record up to 7-7-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four contests. As for Greenbrier, their loss dropped their record down to 11-2.
Statesboro will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against Ware County at 7:00 p.m. Ware County's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end. As for Greenbrier, they will head out on the road to challenge Gray Collegiate Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gray Collegiate Academy's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Greenbrier's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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