The Lee County Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Houston County Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Georgia (Lee County is ranked 28th, while Houston County is ranked 32nd).
After a string of five wins, Lee County's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 3-0 defeat at the hands of Veterans. Having soared to a lofty seven goals in the game before, Lee County couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Houston County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They had just enough and edged Thomas County Central out 3-2.
Lee County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-2. As for Houston County, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Lee County came out on top in a nail-biter against Houston County in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lee County since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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