After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Harlem, the Washington-Wilkes Tigers were happy to have found some success on Thursday. They skirted past Banks County 2-1. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of three yellow cards before it was all over: Washington-Wilkes' Jonathan Naranjo and Aiden Bridges and Banks County's Will Armour were all carded.
Washington-Wilkes was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Carter Rodgers and
Pierce Wilkinson, who scored both of Washington-Wilkes' goals. Those were goals were season-firsts for both players.
Washington-Wilkes' win bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Banks County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Washington-Wilkes will be playing in front of their home fans against Hart County at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hart County will be up against Washington-Wilkes' rather soft defense (which has allowed five goals per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive showing. Banks County is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Stephens County at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. Stephens County's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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