Dawson County has enjoyed a seven-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Wesleyan Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Dawson County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 221st, while Wesleyan is ranked 57th).
Last Thursday, Dawson County's game was all tied up 2-2 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Gilmer 3-2.
Dawson County was led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Dominic LeBlanc and
Emmanuel Lopez, who scored all three of Dawson County's goals. The pair have combined for a total of ten so far this season.
Meanwhile, Wesleyan put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Pickens onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The result kept Wesleyan happy, as they haven't lost a game yet this season.
Wesleyan was without their leading scorer, William Thomas, in Tuesday's match. With Thomas sitting this one out, Alex Allgaier got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 44).
Dawson County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Wesleyan, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0-2.
Dawson County might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Wesleyan in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Dawson County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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