The George County Rebels will square off against the Long Beach Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
George County's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Pascagoula by a score of 2-0. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Panthers are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Long Beach's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Hancock 1-0.
George County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those six matches. As for Long Beach, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7-1.
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