The Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes are taking a road trip to challenge the Cherokee Bluff Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Cherokee Bluff took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Monroe Area, who comes in off a win.
Monroe Area will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Friday, then bounced right back against Salem on Tuesday. Monroe Area was the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Salem. Considering the Purple Hurricanes' offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
Meanwhile, Cherokee Bluff fell victim to Greater Atlanta Christian and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They came up short against the Spartans, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Spartans are ranked ninth).
Cherokee Bluff has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. Monroe Area moved to 2-6 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
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