After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jackson, Tri-Cities was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lithia Springs Lions and snuck past 2-1. Given Tri-Cities' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 156th, while Lithia Springs is ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tri-Cities pushed their record up to 9-2-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 30 goals over those seven matches. As for Lithia Springs, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tri-Cities will square off against Midtown at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Midtown knows how to get goals on the board -- the team has finished with flashy goal totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Tri-Cities likes a good challenge. As for Lithia Springs, they will head out on the road to challenge Chapel Hill at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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