The Griffin Bears are taking a road trip to take on the Luella Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Griffin has given up an average of 5.2 goals per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Griffin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to six goals last Wednesday, they were much more limited against Sandy Creek last Thursday. They came up short against the Patriots, falling 11-1. While losing is never fun, Griffin can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 334th, while Sandy Creek are ranked 60th).
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Luella faced off against Fayette County last Thursday. The Lions' defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 2-0 shutout.
MARIA JONES and KIAHLA FERRELL scored both of Luella's goals, bringing their combined season tally to ten goals.
Luella has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up five goals over those 11 contests. As for Griffin, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.
Griffin suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Luella in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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