The Houston County Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Thomas County Central took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Houston County, who comes in off a win.
Houston County took a four-goal loss the last time they faced off against Veterans, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Houston County skirted past Veterans 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but the Bears were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Thomas County Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 4-0 to Lee County. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 239th, while the Trojans are ranked 14th).
Thomas County Central's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Houston County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Houston County came out on top in a nail-biter against Thomas County Central in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Houston County since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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