The Trinity Christian Lions will take on the Pike County Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Trinity Christian is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Johns Creek on Tuesday. The Lions lost 3-0 to the Gladiators. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Trinity Christian haven't been shut out since back in March.
Meanwhile, Pike County waltzed into their game on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Raiders a 9-0 shutout. Pike County might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by three goals or more this season.
Pike County pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those six contests. As for Trinity Christian, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
Trinity Christian beat Pike County 2-0 when the teams last played back in January of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions 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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