The Luella Lions will venture away from home to face off against the Upson-Lee Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Luella is coming into the match hot, having won their last eight games.
Luella's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Cedar Grove. Considering Luella have won ten games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Cedar Grove from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. AVA RENEE FENNICKS led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for five goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Upson-Lee hadn't done well against Spalding recently (they were 1-7-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Upson-Lee blew past Spalding 3-0. The score was close at halftime, but Upson-Lee pulled away in the second half with two goals.
Luella pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those six matches. As for Upson-Lee, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-5.
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