The East Laurens Falcons will head out on the road to take on the Bleckley County Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. East Laurens is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt want to keep things rolling.
In what's become a running theme this season, East Laurens gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Georgia Military College with a sharp 6-0 win. Given East Laurens' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Georgia Military College is ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bleckley County waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Warriors 2-1.
Bleckley County was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ava Brock and
Legacy Mathews, who scored both of Bleckley County's goals. Those were goals were season-firsts for both players.
East Laurens' win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 57 goals over those eight contests. As for Bleckley County, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Everything went East Laurens' way against Bleckley County in their previous meeting on March 5th as East Laurens made off with a 4-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Laurens 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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