After flying high against Crisp County last Tuesday, Fitzgerald came back down to earth. The Fitzgerald Purple Hurricane lost 6-0 to the Lowndes Vikings on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Purple Hurricane can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Vikings are ranked 69th).
Fitzgerald's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those three matchups. As for Lowndes, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fitzgerald will venture away from home to face off against Worth County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Worth County will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each contest than the last. As for Lowndes, they are taking a road trip to square off against Valdosta at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lowndes is facing Valdosta at the right time seeing as Valdosta is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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