The Evans Knights will head out on the road to take on the Brunswick Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Despite a strong season so far, Evans has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Effingham on Friday. While losing is never fun, Evans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 85th, while South Effingham is ranked 27th).
Brunswick can finally bid farewell to their 14-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Brunswick who was credited with the win. Brunswick got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Effingham County's two. Brunswick's winning goal came courtesy of Allen Antah.
Evans' defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4-1. As for Brunswick, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-14.
Evans skirted past Brunswick 1-0 in their previous meeting on March 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for Evans since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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