Fitzgerald was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Appling County Pirates, falling 6-0. While losing is never fun, Fitzgerald can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 291st, while Appling County are ranked 87th).
Fitzgerald now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Appling County, they moved to 10-4 with that win, which also ended their three-match losing streak.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matches. Fitzgerald will head out to square off against East Laurens at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fitzgerald will be up against East Laurens' rather soft defense (which has allowed 2.53 goals per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Appling County, they are taking a road trip to challenge Southeast Bulloch at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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