The Long County Blue Tide will head out on the road to challenge the Wayne County Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Two weeks ago, Long County came up short against South Effingham and fell 3-1. While losing is never fun, Long County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 204th, while South Effingham are ranked 62nd).
Meanwhile, Wayne County came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.2 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Trojans. That's two games straight that Wayne County have won by just one goal.
Juan Ocampo and Emanuel Herrera scored both of Wayne County's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 21 goals.
Wayne County's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those four matches. As for Long County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-7.
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