The West Laurens Raiders will head out to face off against the Cross Creek Razorbacks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (West Laurens has three straight wins, Cross Creek has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
West Laurens' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Howard 10-0. Considering the Raiders have won five matches by more than eight goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Cross Creek fell victim to Academy of Richmond County and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 12-0 to the Musketeers. While losing is never fun, the Razorbacks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 401st, while the Musketeers are ranked 114th).
West Laurens' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 23 goals over those three contests. As for Cross Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
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