The Dawson County Tigers will challenge the Pickens Dragons at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pickens will be up against a hot Dawson County team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. Dawson County never let Chestatee get on the board and left with a 7-0 win on Tuesday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the War Eagles are ranked 244th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pickens hadn't done well against Gilmer recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Pickens was the clear victors by a 5-1 margin over Gilmer. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Dragons.
Dawson County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those four games. As for Pickens, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went Dawson County's way against Pickens in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Dawson County made off with a 6-1 win. In that match, Dawson County amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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