The Hampton Hornets are taking a road trip to face off against the Newton Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Hampton and five for Newton.
Hampton is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Stockbridge two weeks ago. The Hornets came up short against the Tigers, falling 4-0. While losing is never fun, Hampton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 268th, while Stockbridge are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Newton's offense. They lost 4-0 to Eastside on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Newton have lost by exactly four goals.
Hampton now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
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