Veterans came tearing into Thursday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Lee County Trojans a 1-0 shutout. Given Veterans' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Lee County is ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Veterans' one-goal win came courtesy of
David Drake, who's now up to 13 this season.
Veterans' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1. As for Lee County, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Veterans will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on April 10th. As for Lee County, they will head out on the road to take on Buford at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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