Hephzibah is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Howard a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Hephzibah Rebels will host the Howard Huskies at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hephzibah lost 9-1 to Westside on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Rebels have lost by exactly eight goals.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Howard's offense. They came up short against West Laurens on Tuesday, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 375th, while the Raiders are ranked 176th).
Hephzibah's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Howard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.
Hephzibah came out on top in a nail-biter against Howard when the teams last played back in February, sneaking past 3-2. Will Hephzibah repeat their success, or does Howard have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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