The Pike County Pirates will take on the Trinity Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Pike County's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last five contests.
Pike County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Shaw with a sharp 9-0 victory. Considering Pike County have won 13 games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Trinity Christian was not quite Johns Creek's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They lost 3-0 to the Gladiators. Considering the last time Trinity Christian couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Pike County's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 46 goals over those six contests. As for Trinity Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Pike County couldn't quite get it done against Trinity Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2022 as they fell 2-0. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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