The Appling County Pirates are on the road again on Friday and plays the Brantley County Herons at 5:00 p.m. on March 8th. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Appling County's offense. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of Toombs County on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Brantley County also failed to score in their most recent game. They were the victim of a rough 6-0 defeat at the hands of Pierce County on Friday. While losing is never fun, Brantley County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 328th, while Pierce County is ranked 80th).
Appling County's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-1. As for Brantley County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6 record this season.
Appling County came out on top in a nail-biter against Brantley County in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Appling County since the squad 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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