The Lanier Longhorns will head out on the road to face off against the South Gwinnett Comets at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lanier sitting on five straight victories and South Gwinnett on 14.
If Lanier beats South Gwinnett with two goals on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Longhorns won by a goal and slipped past Berkmar 2-1. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Lanier's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 71st, while Berkmar are ranked 286th).
Andrea La Luz and Rachel Andrews scored both of Lanier's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, South Gwinnett kept a clean sheet against Central Gwinnett on Tuesday. They blew past the Black Knights 9-0. The result was nothing new for South Gwinnett, who have now won 12 matches by three goals or more so far this season.
South Gwinnett's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven contests. As for Lanier, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
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