East Laurens is 8-0 against Metter since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Laurens Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Metter Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East Laurens comes in on ten and Metter on three.
East Laurens put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Bleckley County with a sharp 4-1 win. Given East Laurens' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Bleckley County is ranked 286th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Metter has not done well against Screven County recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Everything went Metter's way against Screven County as Metter made off with a 4-1 victory. Considering Metter has won three matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
East Laurens' victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-0. As for Metter, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
East Laurens was able to grind out a solid win over Metter when the teams last played back in February, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Laurens 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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