The Central Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Temple Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Central has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Temple will arrive with nine straight wins.
Central fell victim to Southeast Whitfield County and their airtight defense on Thursday. They suffered a tough 7-0 loss at the hands of the Raiders. While losing is never fun, Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 325th, while Southeast Whitfield County is ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, Temple stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Crawford County.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Temple, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Central skirted past Temple 1-0 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central since the team 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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