Hephzibah has played every game this season on their home pitch, but they'll have to hit the road on Thursday. They will take on the Salem Seminoles at 7:30 p.m. Hephzibah's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Hephzibah's offense. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of Jefferson County on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Salem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. Their rough 10-0 defeat to Academy of Richmond County might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Salem can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 367th, while Academy of Richmond County is ranked 70th).
Hephzibah's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Hephzibah came out on top in a nail-biter against Salem in their previous matchup on February 6th, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hephzibah 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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