The Wayne County Yellow Jackets will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Ware County Gators at 5:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Wayne County will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating South Effingham, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Wayne County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over South Effingham on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Yellow Jackets have posted since August 17th.
Meanwhile, Ware County came into Saturday's game having lost ten straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past King's Ridge Christian 8-7.
Wayne County has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. As for Ware County, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-10-1.
Wayne County came out on top in a nail-biter against Ware County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wayne County since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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