The West Laurens Raiders will head out to square off against the Academy of Richmond County Musketeers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Laurens' defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 4-0 margin over Baldwin. West Laurens haven't had any issues with Baldwin recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Academy of Richmond County, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They put the hurt on Baldwin with a sharp 6-1 win on Tuesday. Given Academy of Richmond County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 139th, while Baldwin are ranked 292nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Academy of Richmond County's offense was hitting Baldwin from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Mary Dempsey Ward led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Academy of Richmond County's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 43 goals over those five contests. As for West Laurens, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
West Laurens might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from Academy of Richmond County in their previous meeting back in February. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point West Laurens was down 4-0.
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