The Hardaway Hawks will challenge the Sumter County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hardaway is looking for their season's first win.
Monday just wasn't the day for Hardaway's offense. They came up short against Shaw two weeks ago, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, Hardaway can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 431st, while Shaw are ranked 161st).
Meanwhile, Macon County kept up with Sumter County until halftime on Wednesday, but afterwards: not so much. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 5-2 margin over the Bulldogs. Considering Sumter County have won five matchups by more than two goals this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Sumter County's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-6. As for Hardaway, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Hardaway took their win against Sumter County in their previous meeting back in March of 2020 by a conclusive 6-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team 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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