On Friday, the Harris County Tigers didn't have quite enough to beat the Auburn Tigers and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Harris County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 38th in Georgia, while Auburn is ranked fourth in Alabama).
Harris County's goal came courtesy of
Riley Markert, who's now up to three this season.
Harris County's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5-1. As for Auburn, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Harris County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Newnan at 6:00 p.m. on April 9th. Newnan is coming into the game with five straight losses on the road, meaning Harris County will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Auburn, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Oak Mountain at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Mountain's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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