The Auburn Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the George Wythe Maroons at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Auburn is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Auburn is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They blew past Bath County 7-2. Given Auburn's advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 68th, while Bath County is ranked 229th), the result on Monday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, George Wythe has been on a difficult stretch since their win on April 10. They and Grayson County finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Monday.
George Wythe's goal came courtesy of
Blake Mcbride, who's now up to ten this season.
Auburn is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2-1 record this season. With that draw, George Wythe's record moves to 2-10-2.
Auburn was able to grind out a solid win over George Wythe when the teams last played back in April, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Auburn 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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