The Shaw Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Newnan Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Georgia (Shaw is ranked 140th, while Newnan is ranked 136th).
Shaw put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Spencer as Shaw made off with an 8-0 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Shaw considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Newnan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 3-1 to Harris County. One reason for the loss might be Newnan's aggressive play style: three Newnan players were handed yellow cards.
Their goal came courtesy of
Lauren Luker, who's now up to four this season.
Shaw pushed their record up to 10-4-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those three matchups. As for Newnan, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-8-1.
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