Harlem fought the good fight in their overtime game against West Laurens on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 3-2. While losing is never fun, Harlem can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 228th, while West Laurens are ranked 81st).
Harlem's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-6. As for West Laurens, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-1.
Looking ahead, Harlem will square off against Hephzibah at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Laurens, they will venture away from home to challenge Baldwin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Laurens will be up against Baldwin's rather soft defense (which has allowed 3.33 goals per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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