Blairsville, Georgia- The Union County Panthers (4-1) hosted Riverside Military Academy (2-2) in a very rainy region matchup. The Panthers are looking to bounce back from their first loss on the season at East Hall.

The Panthers started the game slower than usual. Riverside came ready to play and attacked in most of the first 10 minutes of the game. The Panthers started to wake up, playing great defense and attacking the goal. The Panthers started their high scoring first half as Junior Kyler Robbins scored on a penalty kick. The Panthers would score again 9 minutes later as Senior Malachi Patrick headed a corner kick in to score. The Panthers would quickly score again less than 5 minutes later as Kyler Robbins would score his second goal in the first half. Less than 3 minutes later the Panthers would score again as Riverside scored in their own goal, defending a corner kick. The Panthers led 4-0 at halftime. To begin the second half, the Panthers were attacking right out of the gate. Just as the rain started to come down, Freshman Brenton Gregory was fouled and injured. Senior Goalie Aaron Helton would attempt the penalty kick for him and score to extend the Panther lead to 5-0. Less than 4 minutes later, as the rain was falling even harder, Senior Zach Jackson scored off a nice assist by Freshman Zuriel Mancillas. The lead was now 6-0 very early in the second half. Freshman Brenton Gregory would make a very long goal as he also joined the scoring to extend the lead to 7-0. Senior Clayton Lester would join in on the scoring also and extend the Panther lead to 8-0. The Panthers beat Riverside Military Academy 8-0. The Panthers are now 4-0 in region play and 5-1 overall on the season. Both Boys and Girls Panthers soccer teams host Banks County on Friday Night.