A feisty cat fight will be fought as Luella duke it out with Fayette County at 7:55 p.m. on Thursday. Luella has given up an average of 3.3 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Luella is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Mary Persons on Tuesday. The Lions fell 5-3 to the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Luella can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 329th, while Mary Persons are ranked 69th).
LASHAYNE HIBBERT and BEREWYN BERTRAND scored all three of Luella's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, Fayette County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-2 heartbreaker at the hands of Spalding. That's two games in a row now that Fayette County have lost by just one goal.
Fayette County's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Luella, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-10.
Luella skirted past Fayette County 4-3 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Do the Lions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
