Ariton hasn't had much luck against Long recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Ariton Purple Cats will be playing at home against the Long Rebels at 5:30 p.m. Ariton will be strutting in after a win while Long will be coming in after a loss.
Ariton is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let Highland Home get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Monday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Purple Cats needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Long fell victim to Charles Henderson and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Trojans, falling 8-0. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ariton's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-8. As for Long, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5-3.
Ariton suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Long in their previous meeting back in February. Can Ariton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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