The Mary Persons Bulldogs will take on the Oconee County Warriors on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Mary Persons sitting on four straight victories and Oconee County on eight.
Mary Persons is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past West Hall 4-3.
Two must be Oconee County's lucky number: they beat LaGrange with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Warriors beat the Grangers by a goal, winning 2-1. Given Oconee County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while LaGrange are ranked 135th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alfonso Ruiz and George Foster scored both of Oconee County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 23 goals.
Oconee County's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 43 goals over those eight matchups. As for Mary Persons, their win bumped their record up to 16-4.
Mary Persons suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Oconee County in their previous meeting back in April of 2022. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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