Lanier County is 0-9 against Atkinson County since February of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Lanier County Bulldogs will take on the Atkinson County Rebels at 7:00 p.m. Lanier County has given up an average of 6.8 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Lanier County's offense. They came up short against Brooks County on Tuesday, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 398th, while the Trojans are ranked 194th).
Meanwhile, Atkinson County waltzed into their match on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their defense stepped up to hand the Indians a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Rebels have won five games by more than four goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Atkinson County pushed their record up to 7-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 29 goals over those four contests. As for Lanier County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.
Lanier County suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Atkinson County in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Lanier County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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