The Jackson County Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Clarke Central Gladiators at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Jackson County sitting on three straight victories and Clarke Central on seven.
Jackson County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Oconee County by a score of 2-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Panthers were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Clarke Central's contest on Tuesday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They blew past North Oconee 3-0. Given the Gladiators' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Titans are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jackson County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those four games. As for Clarke Central, their victory bumped their record up to 7-0.
Jackson County might still be hurting after the 5-0 defeat they got from Clarke Central when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Can Jackson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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