The Gilmer Bobcats will venture away from home to take on the Union County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Gilmer's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Gilmer fell victim to Dalton and their airtight defense two weeks ago. They came up short against the Catamounts, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, Gilmer can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 297th, while Dalton are ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Union County). They blew past Towns County 10-0 two weeks ago. The result was nothing new for Union County, who have now won ten contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Union County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 49 goals over those eight matchups. As for Gilmer, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Gilmer got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 against Union County by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the team 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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