The Aquinas Fightin' Irish will head out to take on the West Laurens Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Aquinas is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Academy of Richmond County just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Musketeers by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Aquinas couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last contest, West Laurens made sure to put some goals up on the board against Hephzibah on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Rebels with a sharp 9-2 victory. Considering West Laurens have won nine games by more than four goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
West Laurens is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 44 goals over those nine contests. As for Aquinas, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
Aquinas took their victory against West Laurens when the teams last played back in March by a conclusive 5-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Fightin' Irish 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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