The Statesboro Blue Devils are taking a road trip to take on the South Effingham Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Statesboro has given up an average of 4.4 goals per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Statesboro came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against First Presbyterian Day, falling 11-1. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Vikings are ranked 37th).
Meanwhile, South Effingham had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Pirates.
South Effingham's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those three contests. As for Statesboro, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Statesboro suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to South Effingham in their previous matchup back in February. Can Statesboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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