The Gainesville Red Elephants will challenge the Cherokee Bluff Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Gainesville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Milton last Thursday. They lost 5-0 to the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Bluff was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-3 heartbreaker at the hands of Oconee County. While losing is never fun, Cherokee Bluff can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while Oconee County are ranked 52nd).
Cherokee Bluff's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Gainesville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-6 record this season.
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