The Pike County Pirates will take on the Troup County Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Pike County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Morgan County just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 1-0. One reason for the loss might be Pike County's aggressive play style: five Pike County players were handed yellow cards.
Meanwhile, Troup County was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 3-0 to Mary Persons. While losing is never fun, Troup County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 260th, while Mary Persons are ranked 81st).
Pike County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Troup County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
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