The Toombs County Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Appling County Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Appling County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Toombs County, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Toombs County narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Vidalia 2-1. The win was just what Toombs County needed coming off of a 4-0 loss in their prior match.
Meanwhile, Appling County unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-1 walloping at the hands of Savannah Arts Academy. While losing is never fun, Appling County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 259th, while Savannah Arts Academy is ranked 106th).
Toombs County has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Appling County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7-1.
Everything went Toombs County's way against Appling County in their previous meeting on March 5th as Toombs County made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Toombs County 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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