The East Laurens Falcons will challenge the Central Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Laurens will be strutting in after a victory while Central will be coming in after a defeat.
East Laurens is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Northeast a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering East Laurens' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 129th, while Northeast are ranked 425th).
Meanwhile, Central fell victim to Peach County and their airtight defense on Friday. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 1-0. Central have struggled against Peach County recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
East Laurens has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those seven games. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
East Laurens was able to grind out a solid victory over Central in their previous meeting last Wednesday, winning 2-0. Will the Falcons repeat their success, or do the Chargers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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