Dawson County had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 goals), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Franklin County Lions a 2-0 shutout. Dawson County's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four contests.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Zach Cruz and
Luke Oliver, who scored both of Dawson County's goals. The pair have combined for a total of six so far this season.
Dawson County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Franklin County, they dropped their record down to 9-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Dawson County will take on Union County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Georgia (Dawson County is ranked 137th, while Union County is ranked 130th). As for Franklin County, they didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 1-0 loss vs. Walhalla on the 22nd.
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