After some red-hot offensive attacks in their last three matches, the Gainesville Red Elephants finally came back down to earth on Friday. They fell just short of Lanier by a score of 1-0. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Gainesville came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Lanier is ranked 293rd).
Gainesville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Lanier, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Gainesville will head out on the road to square off against Habersham Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Habersham Central is on a three-game streak of home wins, Gainesville a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the pitch. Lanier will take on Shiloh at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lanier'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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