The Crawford County Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Rutland Hurricanes at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Crawford County will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Chattahoochee County on Friday. Crawford County beat Chattahoochee County by a goal, winning 4-3. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Eagles' offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Rutland won against Chattahoochee County on Tuesday with one goal and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Thursday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Rutland who was credited with the victory. Rutland got it done in the shootout by posting two goals to Central's one. The Hurricanes' winning goal came courtesy of John Gutierrez.
The win got Crawford County back to even at 1-1. As for Rutland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0.
Crawford County suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Rutland when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Crawford County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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